CLEVELAND – The NBA announced today that Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has been named the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for games played in March 2016. This marks the 19th time a Cavs player has earned Player of the Month honors and James’ 31st, the most in NBA history.
In the month of March, James appeared in 14 games (10-4) and averaged 25.6 points on .538 shooting from the field, 8.2 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.1 minutes per game. Among Eastern Conference leaders, James ranked first in field goals made (136), tied for first in triple-doubles (2), second in points per game (25.