Last month, Jokic and Tatum were the best in the NBA, while Holmgren and Jaquez Jr. were the best rookies.

The NBA’s best players of November have been selected. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets dominated the Western Conference and Jason Tatum of the Boston Celtics dominated the Eastern Conference. The best rookies were Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Jamie Jaquer Jr. Of the Miami Heat.

Eastern Conference Player of the Month

Jason Tatum of the Boston Celtics was among the top 10 scorers last month, averaging 27.7 points per game. His best scoring game came on November 2 against the Charlotte Hornets, when he managed to score 45 points in a game.

He led the Celtics to a 14-4 record, which ranks first in the Eastern Conference. Thus, he averaged 27.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in the period under review. In addition, he broke the 10,000 career points scored mark this season.

Western Conference Player of the Month

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is one of the top scorers of the season with an average of 29 points per game. He also recorded 13.2 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game. The Nuggets held a 12-6 record during this period, which puts the team among the best in the West.

He managed to score 7 triple-doubles already this season and in addition, he became the first player since 1967 to start a season with 12 games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. So the two-time league MVP was almost averaging a triple-double per game.

Best rookies of the month

Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren started all 18 games and averaged 17.9 points per game on 53.7% shooting and 41% three-point shooting success. He averaged 30 minutes on the floor and also averaged 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. With these exact metrics, he ruled the Western Conference.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. From Miami, he was the only Heat player who started all 19 games and averaged 12 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He averaged 52.5% shooting from the field. His best game so far was against the Indiana Pacers, where he scored 24 points on 8/13 shooting from the field. With these stats, he had no competition in the Eastern Conference

Source: NBA