James, Boozer take February honors

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03/01/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for the games played in February.

James led the league in scoring (32.6 ppg) and added 10.5 apg, 6.8 rpg, and 2.1 spg while guiding the Cavaliers to an Eastern Conference-best 8-3 record. The 6-foot-8 star forward scored at least 20 points in all 11 games. He also set a franchise record with 35 points in the first half of Cleveland's 113-106 win at New York on February 6.

James has won the award in each month this season.

Boozer averaged 21.2 points and 13 rebounds while pacing the Jazz to a 10-3 mark. He recorded nine double-doubles in the 11 February games he played.

Other nominees for the awards were Atlanta's Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, Boston's Rajon Rondo, Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut, Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Orlando's Dwight Howard, Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala, and Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire.

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