March In Review
Cavaliers.com: The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the month of March with an impressive record of 10-4. The surge by the Cavs was led by Kyrie Irving who was named the Eastern conference player of the month.
Below are the Cavs who shined in the month of March :
Kyrie Irving | #2 | PG
(31.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 9.7 apg, 2.3 spg, 0.7 bpg, .505 FG%, .474 3PT%, .902 FT%)
Dion Waiters | #3 | SG
(14.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.9 spg, 1.2 bpg, .486 FG%, .367 3PT%, .840 FT%)
Luol Deng | #19 | SF
(11.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, 0.7 spg, 1.1 bpg, .446 FG%, .350 3PT%, .867 FT%)
Anthony Bennett | #15 | PF
(9.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.6 spg, 1.3 bpg, .456 FG%, .316 3PT%, .571 FT%)
Spencer Hawes | #00 | C
(7.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 0.0 spg, 1.9 bpg, .427 FG%, .500 3PT%, .875 FT%)
Tristan Thompson | #13 | PF
(7.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.8 bpg, .542 FG%, .000 3PT%, .467 FT%)
Anderson Varejao | #17 | C
(6.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.9 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.9 bpg, .444 FG%, .000 3PT%, .875 FT%)
Irving, Love named Player of the Month
Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers and Kevin Love of the Timberwolves have been named the Players of the Month for the month of march.
Irving has led the Cavs to a 10-5 record, averaging 31.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists. He shot 50% from the field and 47% from 3PT range.
Love averaged 25.0 points, 3.8 assists and 15.1 rebounds. He shot 45% from the field and 36% from distance, leading the Wolves to a 10-6 mark and back in the playoff hunt.
MVP Race :
1. Kevin Durant, (OKC 52-21)
(30.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 5.9 apg, 1.7 spg, 1.1 bpg, .483 FG%, .410 3PT%, .900 FT%)
2. LeBron James, (MIA 49-24)
(25.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 6.4 apg, 1.4 spg, 0.8 bpg, .528 FG%, .338 3PT%, .763 FT%)
3. Paul George, (IND 57-18)
(22.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.1 spg, 0.8 bpg, .463 FG%, .386 3PT%, .841 FT%)
4. Kevin Love, (MIN 40-33)
(26.0 ppg, 13.1 rpg, 3.8 apg, 0.8 spg, 0.6 bpg, .465 FG%, .386 3PT%, .820 FT%)
5. Kyrie Irving, (CLE 43-32)
(24.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 7.7 apg, 1.7 spg, 0.4 bpg, .452 FG%, .412 3PT%, .873 FT%)
Carter-Williams, Burke named Rookie of the Month
Michael Carter-Williams of the 76ers and Trey Burke of the Jazz have been named the Rookie of the Month award recipients.
Carter-Williams averaged 20.1 points and 6.8 assist per game while Burke averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 assist.
Rookie Ladder:
1. Michael Carter-Williams, PHI
(16.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 7.3 apg, 1.9 spg, 0.7 bpg)
2. Trey Burke, UTA
(12.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 6.1 apg, 0.9 spg, 0.1 bpg)
3. Victor Oladipo, ORL
(11.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 spg, 0.8 bpg)
4. Ben McLemore, SAC
(9.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.8 apg, 0.7 spg, 0.3 bpg)
5. Mason Plumlee, BKN
(7.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.6 spg, 0.8 bpg)