Kyrie Irving was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month on Wednesday for games played in December and January. Irving averaged 18.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists. He led all rookies in scoring, field-goal percentage, 3-point percentage, free-throw percentage and assists.
He scored a career-high 32 points last week against the New Jersey Nets and has totaled 42 points in the fourth quarter of his past three games. Irving beat out three guards — Brandon Knight of the Detroit Pistons, Norris Cole of the Miami Heat and MarShon Brooks of the New Jersey Nets — for the award. Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month.
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