By Bob Finnan
RFinnan@News-Herald.com
LeBronJames has to be the best player in the league in November.
For the fourth time in his seven-year career, he's won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month award for the month.
He averaged 29.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 8.0 assists in the 17 games in October and November. He shot 52 percent from the field.
James led the Cavs to a 12-5 record.
"The offseason training I put myself through (is the key)," he said. "I don't use training camp to get in shape. I come into the (camp) ready for the season."
It's the 12th time in his career he's won the Player of the Month award.
James' buddy, Nuggets forward
CarmeloAnthony, was named the Western Conference Player of the Month.
Moon rising
Forward
JamarioMoon has become a fixture in the Cavs' rotation. In his previous four games, he's averaged 10 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 25 minutes off the bench. He's also shooting 58 percent from the field in that span (15 of 26).
"He's doing a nice job for us," Cavs coach
MikeBrown said.
Brown hopes that Moon doesn't shoot more 3-pointers (36) than 2-pointers (43).
He loves the way Moon defends, even though there are times big power forwards give him trouble.
"He and (
AnthonyParker) have done a tremendous job of picking up our defensive principles," Brown said. "Now they have to continue learning and become more physical."
Brown was a fan of Moon's from a distance.
"You like a guy from afar, but you don't know what a guy's like until you get him," Brown said. "He shoots the basketball better than we thought. He's solid. If he's open, he's going to knock down the shot."
Brown said there have been only a few players he hasn't been able to guard.
"We haven't tested the gamut yet," he said. "There are bigger more physical guys he'll be guarding. At times, he struggled a bit guarding those guys."
Broadcast news
The Cavs' home game against Milwaukee on Friday, Dec. 18, is changed to 8 p.m. and will now be televised by ESPN. The Los Angeles Clippers-New York game will no longer be televised by ESPN.
Also, the Cavs' game vs. Detroit at The Q on Sunday, March 21, will no longer be televised by ESPN. It's being replaced by the San Antonio at Atlanta game.
NBA TV's Tuesday Fan Night game will feature the Cavs at Memphis, winning with 52 percent of the fan vote on
NBA.com. The game will air this Tuesday at 8 p.m. with host
ErnieJohnson and analysts
ChrisWebber and
KevinMcHale on-hand for the pregame show beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Quick shots
R&B singer
KeyshiaCole and her boyfriend, Cavs guard
Daniel "
Boobie"
Gibson, are expecting a baby.
The Cavs wore pink shoes in their "Box Out Breast Cancer" campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer screenings.
NBA commissioner
David Stern said he thought there would be a woman playing in the NBA in the next 10 years. James isn't so sure.
"I'll still be in the NBA," he said. "I think 10 years is pushing it.
"I love watching the girls play, but 10 years is pushing it."
