Durant Named December Western Conference Rookie of the Month
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January 2, 2008
SEATTLE - Sonics guard
Kevin Durant today was named the Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for games played for the month of December.
Among rookie qualifiers for the second straight month Durant ranks first in the league in scoring with 19.7 points per game, seventh in rebounding with 4.2, and is tied for first in assists with 2.1. He is also ranked second in the league in field goal percentage with .407, first in free throw percentage and is averaging 1.3 blocks per game. In addition, Durant matched his career high in points with 35 and rebounds with eight and set a new career high in blocks with five on Dec. 7 vs. Milwaukee.
Here is a recap of the month for Durant:
Dec. 7 vs. Milwaukee: Matched career-highs in points with 35 and rebounds with eight and set a career high in blocks with five in a 104-98 win over the Bucks.
Dec. 12 @ New York: Recorded 30 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the 117-110 win over the Knicks.
Dec. 21 vs. Toronto: Registered 27 points, two rebounds, and three assists in a 123-115 win over the Raptors.
Dec. 25 @ Portland: Scored 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks in a 89-79 loss to the Blazers.
Dec. 27 vs. Boston: Tallied 25 points and five rebounds in a 104-96 loss to the Celtics.
The Milwaukee Bucks’ 
Yi Jianlian was named the Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for games played for the month of December. Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month were Atlanta’s Al Horford, Houston’s Luis Scola, Memphis’ Juan Carlos Navarro, New Jersey’s Sean Williams and Toronto’s Jamario Moon.
For every point scored by the players named the T-Mobile Rookie of the Month, T-Mobile will donate $20 to the New Orleans Recovery School District. This month T-Mobile will donate $3,880 on behalf of Yi and $4,880 on behalf of Durant. This philanthropic component is new to the T-Mobile Rookie Program and builds on T-Mobile’s strong appeal to the nation’s youth as the official wireless partner of the NBA. Other highlights of T-Mobile’s partnership with the NBA include the T-Mobile Rookie of the Year, T-Mobile Rookie of the Month Awards, and the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, an All-Star competition between NBA rookies and second-year players. During NBA All-Star 2008, T-Mobile Huddle Up and NBA Cares will host more than 5,000 local students in the lower bowl of the arena to watch this year’s Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam.
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