Celtics’ Jayson Tatum named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month

Jayson Tatum's quest for his first NBA MVP award is off to a strong start.

The Boston Celtics superstar is the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for games played in October and November, the league announced on Monday. It's his third Player of the Month honor in his seven-year NBA career.

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokić earned the Western Conference Player of the Month award.

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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum have been named the Kia NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Month, respectively, for games played in October/November. pic.twitter.com/3ehktTebWp
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) December 4, 2023

Tatum, 25, has led the C's to an NBA-best 15-4 record to start the campaign. The four-time All-Star is averaging 27.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 4.1 assists while shooting 49.9 percent from the floor through 19 games.

Some noteworthy JT stats from October/November:

(Stat – East rank)
27.7 PPG – 3rd
8.1 DREB – 1st
499 PTS – 3rd
175 FGM – 2nd
57 3PM – 4th
+168 (+/-) – 1st
666 MIN – 4th
37.0 MPG – 2nd
149 pull-up PTS – 4th
37 post-up PTS – 2nd
82 PTS off TOV – 1st
0.2 defensive win shares – 1st…
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) December 4, 2023

Tatum and the C's will look to stay hot Monday night when they visit the Indiana Pacers (10-8) in the knockout round of the In-Season Tournament. The opening tip for the matchup is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage starting at 7 p.m. right here on NBC Sports Boston.