Adelman and Scola Among February Winners
When a team finishes a month undefeated, honors for that team should be expected.
The Houston Rockets finished February a perfect 13 and 0; and, today, head coach Rick Adelman was named the Western Conference Coach of the Month for February. Plus, rookie forward Luis Scola was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.
Adelman led the Rockets to a perfect 13-0 record in February, marking the second time in team history that Houston recorded an undefeated month (14-0 in Nov. 1993). The Rockets are currently riding an NBA season long 15-game winning streak. While helping lead his team to a 13-0 record for the month, Scola led all rookies in field goal percentage with .629 percent. Scola ranked third among West rookies in scoring with 11.7 ppg.
Detroit Pistons' head coach Flip Saunders was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month while Atlanta Hawks' big man Al Horford was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month.
Saunders guided the Pistons to a 9-3 (.750) month, which included wins over a trio of top Western Conference teams -- Dallas, Phoenix and Denver. Horford set career highs of 20 rebounds on Feb. 6, vs. Lakers, and 20 points on Feb. 29, vs. New York. In addition, Horford recorded seven double-doubles.
Lastly, LA Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (Western Conference) and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (Eastern Conference) were named Players of the Month.
James, who wins the award for the second consecutive month, led the league in scoring in February, averaging 30.2 points and adding 8.9 rebounds and an Eastern Conference-best 8.5 assists. Bryant led the Lakers to a 13-2 mark, averaging team highs in points (27.2 ppg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.07 spg). Bryant, who shot .507 from the field, scored at least 30 points on eight occasions and netted more than 40 points twice.
The Houston Rockets finished February a perfect 13 and 0; and, today, head coach Rick Adelman was named the Western Conference Coach of the Month for February. Plus, rookie forward Luis Scola was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.
Adelman led the Rockets to a perfect 13-0 record in February, marking the second time in team history that Houston recorded an undefeated month (14-0 in Nov. 1993). The Rockets are currently riding an NBA season long 15-game winning streak. While helping lead his team to a 13-0 record for the month, Scola led all rookies in field goal percentage with .629 percent. Scola ranked third among West rookies in scoring with 11.7 ppg.
Detroit Pistons' head coach Flip Saunders was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month while Atlanta Hawks' big man Al Horford was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month.
Saunders guided the Pistons to a 9-3 (.750) month, which included wins over a trio of top Western Conference teams -- Dallas, Phoenix and Denver. Horford set career highs of 20 rebounds on Feb. 6, vs. Lakers, and 20 points on Feb. 29, vs. New York. In addition, Horford recorded seven double-doubles.
Lastly, LA Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (Western Conference) and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (Eastern Conference) were named Players of the Month.
James, who wins the award for the second consecutive month, led the league in scoring in February, averaging 30.2 points and adding 8.9 rebounds and an Eastern Conference-best 8.5 assists. Bryant led the Lakers to a 13-2 mark, averaging team highs in points (27.2 ppg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.07 spg). Bryant, who shot .507 from the field, scored at least 30 points on eight occasions and netted more than 40 points twice.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 4:07 PM
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