All Things Basketball

Here we are at last. We’ve played 1,305 games over the course of seven months. We’ve sent 28 teams and 400 players on vacation. And wouldn’t you know it? The two teams still standing are the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, who will face off in the Finals for the 12th time.

The Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant on Friday were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia Motors, respectively, for games played during April.

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia Motors, respectively, for games played during December.

The Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings and the Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans today were named the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Mike Brown and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Lionel Hollins today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.