Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum earn Player of the Month honors

By HoopsHype | December 4, 2023

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Bobby Manning @RealBobManningTatum: 19-11-5 midway through the 3rd. And that down screen for White was exactly the kind of team basketball Mazzulla keeps praising him for. – 8:57 PM Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBAit’s wild how tatum just steam rolls people now and finishes right through them. remember a few years ago when he was popping floaters from 8 feet out cause he couldn’t handle contact? – 8:57 PM Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe#Celtics end 2Q on a 12-2 run, lead #Pacers 55-48 at half. Tatum 12, Brown 12, White 11, Hauser 9, Holiday 7, Kornet 4, 2 rebs, 2 ast, 2 blocks 1 stl; Brown 9. Mathurin 8, Turner 8, Haliburton 7, Toppin 7.3pt: BOS 6-23, IND 8-18FT: BOS 1-2, IND 8-9. – 8:29 PM Wes Goldberg @wcgoldbergThought Indiana had actually done a pretty decent job on defense before Tatum remembered he’s the best player on the court. – 8:29 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgnessHalftime: Celtics up 55-48 on the Pacers with Tatum/Brown each with 12pts.Haliburton has 7pts, but just 2asts. Pacers were +6 at the line as the Celtics only visited twice, and-1s by Tatum.Rebounding and the paint was a big issue for IND. – 8:29 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontempsHalftime: Celtics 55, Pacers 48It’s sort of a miracle Indiana is in this game, considering the Pacers have made as many 2-point shots as 3-point shots (8) in this one. Indiana is shooting just 29.6% on 2’s.Tatum and Brown have 12 for Boston; Bruce Brown has 9 for Indiana. – 8:28 PM Tony East @TonyREastCeltics go on a 12-0 run just before halftime and lead 55-48 at the break. That’s a significant stretch given how the rest of this game has gone. 12 for Tatum, 7 for Haliburton. – 8:27 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBAEvery little detail is going to matter in this game, and there have been some mistakes. Haliburton calls up Tatum when he just hit a 3 on Pritchard, then airballs a 3 on Tatum. C’s just got 2 layups in a row going at Hali, so Tatum takes a 27 footer off the dribble vs Nemb. – 8:21 PM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBPSixers at Celtics at Pacers – Bainbridge Fieldhouse – December 4, 2023 – NBA Cup QuarterfinalBoston – Holiday, White, Brown, Tatum, HorfordIndiana – Tyrese Haliburton, Bruce Brown, Buddy Hield, Obi Toppin, Myles TurnerOUT: Boston: Porzingis Indiana: Jalen Smith pic.twitter.com/eOnbSB9KXr – 7:01 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBSTyrese Haliburton still has 40-to-1 MVP odds at BetRivers. If you think the Pacers are going to win tonight, I’d recommend grabbing that.Jokic, Embiid, Doncic and SGA won’t be in Vegas. Someone is going to be the story there. If he makes it, I’m guessing it’ll be Hali. – 6:59 PM Scott Agness @ScottAgnessPacers guard Tyrese Haliburton was a nominee for Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the first month of the season, won by Celtics’ Jayson Tatum.Haliburton was a finalist for the Player of the Week award in each of the first five weeks.fieldhousefiles.com – 4:06 PM Kellan Olson @KellanOlsonKevin Durant was nominated for Western Conference Player of the Month for October/November.Nikola Jokic won it.Jokic: 29-13-9-1-1, 57-32-80, 13-6 team recordDurant: 31-7-6-1-1, 52-49-90, 11-7 team record – 4:05 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetKevin Durant (31.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.5 APG, 1.1 BPG, 51.8 FG%, 49.3 3P%, 9-7 record) was nominated for Western Conference Player of the Month for October/November. Nikola Jokic (29.0 PPG, 13.2 RPG, 9.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, 57.1 FG%, 31.6 3P%, 12-6 record) won it – 4:03 PM Sean Cunningham @SeanCunninghamNikola Jokic, who leads the NBA in total points, rebounds and assists, takes home Western Conference Player of the Month honors, beating out Anthony Edwards & De’Aaron Fox, who were also worthy. – 4:02 PM Harrison Wind @HarrisonWindNikola Jokic is tied for 1st in the NBA in deflections per game and total deflections this season.– Jokic, Donovan Mitchell and Matisse Thybulle are all averaging 3.5 deflections per game.– Jokic and Dyson Daniels both have 71 total deflections this season. pic.twitter.com/NB5wyleSbG – 3:09 PM More on this storyline Celtics star Jayson Tatum did not believe his actions merited a second technical foul, and an ejection, in the closing moments of the third quarter of Boston’s 125-119 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night at TD Garden. “I was extremely surprised [I was ejected],” Tatum said. “I mean, y’all saw what happened. Might not know what I said, but I mean, I guess whatever I said doesn’t matter at this point. I don’t agree with that. One of the assistant coaches was there with me, doesn’t agree. But it doesn’t really matter, right? … When they throw you out, they throw you out. -via ESPN / December 2, 2023