In January, all five starters from the Atlanta Hawks were
named Players of the Month. The Hawks finished the month going 17-0 and
outscoring their opponents by an average of 11.9 points per game. This shows
how incredible the offense is and why the team deserves to be the top of the
Eastern Conference. Paul Millsap averaged 18.3 points per game, Al Horford
averaged 17.1, Kyle Korver averaged 13.4, Jeff Teague averaged 16.6, and
DeMarre Carroll had 12.3 per game. The fact that all of these numbers are
relatively close together shows how well these players balance each other out.
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Kyle Irving (Cleveland) and Greg Monroe (Detroit) are two
other noteworthy players making a difference in the Eastern Conference. Irving
has averaged 21.8 points per game throughout the 2014-2015 season. He averages
5.2 assists per game and 3.2 rebounds. He’s one of the best point guards in the
NBA and arguably the best from the Conference. Monroe has been very consistent
in his performance the last two months (January and February). He scored 16.9
ppg in January and is currently at 16.3 ppg in February. He has an impressive
amount of rebounds per game at 12.6 (For January), and 13 (for February).
Although the Western Conference teams are having much better
seasons than a vast majority of the Eastern Conference. These noteworthy
players have been key to the successes of their teams and are giving fans hope
that the Eastern Conference still has it.