LeBron James Named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month
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In 14 games during the month, James averaged a league-high 32.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.6 assists in helping Cleveland go 10-4 during March. He led Cleveland to its first playoff berth since the 1997-98 season and posted the highest scoring month of his career and in franchise history. He scored over 30 points nine times and over 35 points seven times during the Month. He posted his fifth triple-double of the season vs. Charlotte on March 22 which included hitting the game-winning shot with 0.9 seconds remaining to give the Cavaliers a 120-118 overtime win.
James, who also won Eastern Conference Player of the Month in November, was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week two times during the month (March 20 and March 27). He was named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice during the 2004-05 season (November 2004, January 2005) and has now won the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month award on four separate occasions in his career.
The Denver Nuggets’ Carmelo Anthony was named Western Conference Player of the Month. Other nominees for Eastern Conference Player of the Month were Milwaukee’s Michael Redd, Miami’s Dwyane Wade and New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson.
