Curry and Durant take NBA Players of the Month honors with four Europeans being nominated / News - Basketnews.com

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant have been named the NBA Players of the Month for October and November.

Kevin Durant

Team:Brooklyn NetsPosition:SFAge:33Height:211 cmWeight:107 kgBirth place:Washington, United States of AmericaProfileNewsStatistics

Curry has led the way for Golden State during its 18-3 start to the season. After winning his second career scoring title last season, Curry hasn’t slowed down over his first 20 games of the 2021-22 season with averages of 27.8 points (45.2% shooting from the field and 41.2% from 3-point), 6.6 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals.

He has scored 40-plus points four times, including an NBA-season-high 50 pointsagainst the Atlanta Hawkson Nov. 8.

Meanwhile, Durant has shown no signs of age during his 14th NBA season as he leads the league in scoringat 28.6 ppg to go along with 7.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists over his first 20 games.

He’s shooting a career-high 53.9% from the field and 38.9% from 3-point as the Nets lead the Eaststandingswith a record of 15-6. It’s the 15th career Player of the Month award for Durant and his first since Jan. 2017.

Other Nominees

West: Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis (Dallas Mavericks), Paul George (LA Clippers), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies) and Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves).

East: Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets), DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls), Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers) and Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks).

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