Howard and Hill win Eastern conference player and coach award

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Orlando Magic?s Dwight Howard and Houston Rockets? Yao Ming today were named Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played from the start of the season (Oct. 31) through November.
Howard averaged 17.1 points on .576 shooting and a league-high 13.6 rebounds while leading the Magic to an Eastern Conference best 12-4 record. His current streak of seven consecutive double-doubles (points-rebounds) began on Nov. 18 when he recorded 24 points and 21 rebounds vs. Charlotte. He has recorded 11 double-doubles on the season, including three 20-point/20-rebounds outings.

Houston?s Yao Ming averaged 25.7 points and 10.1 rebounds while shooting .544 from the field. Yao had a streak of 11 consecutive games of 20-points or more. He led the team in scoring on nine occasions as the Rockets were 8-1 in those contests.

Here is a recap of the month for Howard and Yao:

Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic


Nov. 1 vs. Chicago: Had 27 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two blocks as the Magic defeated the Bulls 109-94.

Nov. 11 at Minnesota: Tallied 21 points and 22 rebounds in a 109-98 defeat of the Timberwolves.

Nov. 20 at Memphis: Posted 24 points and 23 rebounds in a 95-86 loss to the Grizzlies.

Nov. 27 at Utah: Scored 21 points while grabbing 16 rebounds in an 88-75 win over the Jazz.

Yao Ming, Houston Rockets


Nov. 4 vs. Dallas: Tallied 36 points and six rebounds in a 107-76 win over the Mavericks.

Nov. 10 vs. New York: Had 35 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocks in a 103-94 defeated of the Knicks.

Nov. 12 at Miami: Posted 34 points and 14 rebounds in a 94-72 road win over the Heat.

Nov. 18 at Detroit: Scored 33 points while adding 16 rebounds and four assists as the Rockets fell to the Pistons, 104-92.
Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month were Atlanta?s Joe Johnson, Charlotte?s Emeka Okafor, Cleveland?s LeBron James, Dallas? Dirk Nowitzki, Denver?s Carmelo Anthony, Detroit?s Chauncey Billups, Indiana?s Jermaine O?Neal, the Los Angeles Clippers Sam Cassell, Milwaukee?s Michael Redd, New Jersey?s Jason Kidd, Sacramento's Kevin Martin, Utah?s Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams.


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The Orlando Magic?s Brian Hill and the Utah Jazz?s Jerry Sloan today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month for games played from the start of the season (Oct. 31) through November.
Hill, in his second tour of duty as Magic head coach, led the team to a 12-4 (.750) record to start the season, including wins in nine of Orlando?s last 10 games. The Magic enjoys a 4.5-game lead in the Southeast Division, the largest in any division. The Magic's 12-4 start is its best since the 1998-99 season, when it opened with an identical mark.

Sloan led the Jazz to a 13-4 (.765) record for the month, which included a 9-2 mark in Western Conference play. Opening the season by winning 12 of 13, Utah enjoys a three-game lead in the Northwest Division. The Jazz?s 8-1 mark at home this season is tops in the league. The fifth-winningest coach in NBA history, Sloan needs just three victories to reach 1,000 for his career.

Other nominees for the Coach of the Month award were Cleveland's Mike Brown, Dallas? Avery Johnson, Detroit?s Flip Saunders, Houston?s Jeff Van Gundy, Indiana?s Rick Carlisle, Los Angeles Lakers? Phil Jackson and San Antonio?s Gregg Popovich.

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Orlando is off to a hot start hopefully it will continue

 

Congrats to Dwight and Coach Hill. Great representation of just what the Magic have done in this first month.

 

gettin some props...and now we're 13-4...started december off right...let's see if we can get number 7

 

Could things be going any better for our team this season?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Swish15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Could things be going any better for our team this season?</div>

17-0 wouldnt have hurt

 

<div class="quote_poster">TwinTowers Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">17-0 wouldnt have hurt</div>

Now you're just being greedy.

 

We should've beaten Memphis, but truthfully, we've won a few games that we shouldn't have. We're happy and content with our record.

 

Haha yeah I was just messing around. But yeah Chuck is right we have won a few games that we were lucky but also we have lost some games that were lucky they won. Overall the magic are doing great this season.

Dwight and B.Hill have earned this award.

 

Do you guys think Dwight has a chance to get MVP? Right now, they have a MVP race tracker on NBA.com and 6th behind LeBron James, Carlos Boozer, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, and Yao Ming. Check it out here if you want. I think he could be the best player in the league in a few years. That's right I said it. If Dwight keeps improving I can see him being better than LeBron or Wade. He is putting up Garnett/Duncan numbers and he can't even legally drink yet. It's crazy.

 

i think the atlanta, game, the philly game, and memphis games should have been ours, but ill take 13-4...although 16-1 sounds amazing lol...lets see if they can repeat