Paul George, Steph Curry named NBA Players of the Month

Paul George, Steph Curry named Players of the Month for November.

Paul George of the Indiana Pacers and Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors are your players of the month for November, with  George winning the Eastern Conference honors and Curry winning the Western Conference honors.

These two winning Players of the Month should come as no surprise for anyone paying attention to the NBA recently. Curry and George have been on absolute tears for the month of November, especially George as of late.

George ended the month of November averaging 29.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 4.3 assists. These impressive numbers come while the Pacers star is shooting 47.7% from the field, coupled with 49.5% from deep. George finished with over 30 points six times in November. George’s offensive rating comes in at 106.7. George’s best performance came against the Wizards on Nov. 24, where he put up 40 points. These numbers aren’t too shabby, huh.

On the other side of the league, Curry is tearing up November just as much as George. Curry is averaging 31.6 points, 6.0 assists, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 steals all in 34.4 minutes per game. Curry shot 51.2% from the field and 44.5% from deep. Over the month of November, Curry broke his own record with 77 three-point field goals. Curry added a league leading 94.1% from the line. The highlight of the month for curry? His 53-point performance against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 31.

This is Curry’s fourth Player of the Month, giving him the most in Warriors history. This is George’s first Player of the Month this season and first in over a year.

H/T NBA.com