Nikola Jokić named Western Conference Player of the Month
Apr 1, 2021, 2:58 PM
The NBA has announced that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić has been named the Western Conference Player of the Month for March.
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Jokić wins the award for the second time in his career and the second time this season, becoming the first Nugget to win the award twice in a single season.
Jokić joins Carmelo Anthony and Alex English as the only players in franchise history to be honored as Player of the Month two or more times in their career.
Jokić, 26, averaged 27.1 points, 11.4 rebounds, 8.4 assists and 1.30 steals while shooting .585 from the field, .339 from three-point range and .827 from the charity stripe in 14 games. He helped lead the Nuggets to an 11-3 March, including a 6-1 road record and currently they sit 11 games over .500 in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 29-18 record.
Jokić recorded four triple doubles and had four games with 30+ points and 10+ rebounds. He also posted a double-double in 13 of 14 games. For the third time in his career, Jokić averaged at least 25.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists while shooting above 55.0% from the field in a month (min. 10 games) and is the only center since 1983 to record those numbers in a single month.
