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Monthly NBA awards: Nikola Jokic, Chet Holmgren win honors for Oct. and Nov.

See the Players, Rookies and Coaches of the Month for games played in October and November.

From NBA.com Staff

The NBA announced the following honors for October and November:

• Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum have been named the Kia NBA Players of the Month.

• Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center Chet Holmgren and Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. have been named the Kia NBA Rookies of the Month.

• Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch and Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley have been named the NBA Coaches of the Month.

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets | Western Conference

The two-time Kia MVP is among the league leaders with 29.0 points per game. Jokic has recorded seven triple-doubles already in 2023-24. The reigning Finals MVP is the first player since 1967 to start a season with 12 straight games of 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds. Jokic has led the Nuggets to a 14-7 record this season and among the top three Western Conference teams.

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Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics | Eastern Conference

Tatum is among the top 10 league leaders with 27.4 points per game, including a massive 45-point outburst against the Hornets on Nov. 20. The All-Star guard has led the Celtics to an Eastern Conference-best 15-4 record.

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Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder | Western Conference

Holmgren appeared in 18 games (all starts) and averaged 17.9 points on 53.7 percent field goal shooting, 41.0 percent 3-point shooting and 87.1 percent free-throw shooting, to go along with a team-leading 7.8 rebounds and a team-leading 2.11 blocks in 30.0 minutes per game in October and November.

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Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat | Eastern Conference

Jaquez Jr. scored 12 points per game along with 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals on 52.5 percent shooting. He was the only Heat player to play in all 19 games. His best games included a 24-point, 8-for-13 shooting night against Indiana, 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting against Cleveland and 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting against Atlanta.

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Chris Finch, Minnesota Timberwolves | Western Conference

Finch led the Wolves to a 13-2 record in the month of November, the most wins in a calendar month in franchise history. Minnesota’s 14-4 start marked the best 18-game record to begin a season in Timberwolves history.

This is the first monthly honor of Finch’s coaching career, and he becomes the third Timberwolves coach to win the award, joining Kevin McHale (Jan. 2009) and Flip Saunders (April 2004, Feb. 2003, Jan. 2001 and Jan. 2000).

Jamahl Mosley, Orlando Magic | Eastern Conference

During October/November, Mosley guided Orlando to a 13-5 record, which was second-best in the Eastern Conference and third-best in the NBA. The Magic went on a nine-game winning streak (Nov. 15-Dec. 1), which tied the longest win streak in franchise history.

This marks the first time that Mosley has won the league’s top monthly honor in his career. He becomes the sixth coach in Orlando Magic history to be named NBA’s Coach of the Month and the first since Steve Clifford in March/April 2019.

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