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Paul And Howard Named NBA Players Of The Month

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main 

The NBA announced Wednesday that Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was named the NBA Player Of The Month from the Eastern Conference, while New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul was awarded the honor from the Western Conference. The period covers December 1-31, 2007 a month that saw Orlando go?8-7, while?New Orleans had a 9-5 record which was the best record in the NBA’s Southwest Division.

Howard average a shooting percentage for the month of an impressive .598, averaging 21.7 points, leading the NBA in rebounds with 16.1, he had 5 games where he grabbed 20 or more boards including 23 on December 3,?2.87 blocks. Howard had 14 games during the month in which he had a double-double.?Howard won the award for the second straight month.

Paul who?truly is the driving force, as?well as the heart and? soul of the Hornets has come into his own this season. If you are a regular reader of mine you know how often I have sung the praises of this young man. If you are not, I have been one of Paul’s biggest boosters in the media since his days at Wake Forest. The rest of the world has caught on this season to what I knew back then Chris Paul is the real deal.??Paul who was named Monday as the NBA Western Conference Player?Of The Week, averaged 24.5 points, 10.4?assists, and a NBA best 3.0 steals during the month.?He scored over 40 points in two game including his season high 43 points, on December 7, against Memphis, a Hornets 118-116 win.

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