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Posted: **Tue Feb 1, 2011 8:21 pm**

The Washington Wizards' John Wall and the Los Angels Clippers' Blake Griffin today were named the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played through January.

Griffin led all rookies in scoring (26.0 ppg), rebounding (13.4 rpg) and ranked second in assists (4.4 apg). He became only the fourth rookie over the last 20 seasons to average at least 25 points and 10 rebounds in a calendar month.

Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers

Jan. 5 vs. Denver: Scored 22 points, 18 rebounds, seven assists and one block in a 106-93 victory over the Nuggets.

Jan. 12 vs. Miami: Recorded 24 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal in a 111-105 win over the Heat.

Jan. 17 vs. Indiana: Posted 47 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and one block in a 114-107 win over the Pacers.

Jan. 22 vs. Golden State: Tallied 30 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists in a 113-109 victory over the Warriors.

Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month were Detroit's Greg Monroe, New York's Landry Fields, Philadelphia's Evan Turner, Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins and San Antonio's Gary Neal.

NBA.com

Posted: **Tue Feb 1, 2011 11:13 pm**

I'm assuming that Blake will win Rookie of the Month every month for the west, unless Cousins comes on strong.

Posted: **Tue Feb 1, 2011 11:34 pm**

and in other news, water is wet!

Posted: **Wed Feb 2, 2011 12:29 am**

He's a beast. He deserves it.

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