<DIV class=aLHeadlineViewIn>Okafor, Livingston named "got milk?" April<BR>Rookies of the Month</DIV>
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<DIV class=aLStoryViewIn><B>NEW YORK, April 21 -</B> <A href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/emeka_okafor/index.html">Emeka Okafor</A> of the Charlotte Bobcats and <A href="http://www.nba.com/playerfile/shaun_livingston/index.html">Shaun Livingston</A> of the Los Angeles Clippers today were named the Eastern and Western Conference got milk? Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in April. </DIV>
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<DIV class=aLStoryViewIn>Okafor led all rookies in rebounding (12.4 rpg), ranked second in scoring (16.5 ppg), and third in blocks (1.45 bpg) during April. He scored a season-high 29 points with 14 rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 119-107 loss to the Toronto Raptors on April 1. The next day, he scored 28 points and added 16 rebounds in a 112-97 loss to the Chicago Bulls. </DIV>
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn>Livingston was in the top five in seven categories among Western Conference rookies this month, ranking first in assists (7.4 apg), steals (1.4 spg) and minutes (35.9 mpg), third in scoring (11.0 ppg), field goal percentage (.448) and free-throw percentage (.750) and fifth in rebounding (4.4 rpg). Livingston recorded career-highs in points (18), rebounds (eight), assists (11), steals (six) and minutes (46) in games during April and scored the game-winning field goal in a 104-102 victory over Charlotte.
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn>Here is a recap of the month for both Okafor and Livingston:
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn><B><U>Emeka Okafor, Charlotte Bobcats</B></U><BR>April 1 vs. Toronto:</B> Scored 29 points and added 14 rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 119-107 loss to the Raptors.<BR><B>April 2 vs. Chicago:</B> Tallied 28 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks, one assist and one steal in a 112-97 loss to the Bulls.<BR><B>April 11 at Atlanta:</B> Recorded 16 points, 12 rebounds and one assist in a 110-105 overtime win over the Hawks.<BR><B>April 20 vs. Detroit:</B> Had a career-high 19 rebounds with 16 points, two blocks, two steals and one assist in a 97-86 victory over the Pistons.
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn><B><U>Shaun Livingston, Los Angeles Clippers</U></B><BR><B>April 5 at Charlotte:</B> Scored 17 points and added nine assists, eight rebounds, six steals and one block in a 104-102 win over the Bobcats.<BR><B>April 9 at San Antonio:</B> Tallied a career-high 18 points, seven assists, five rebounds and one steal in a 125-124 double-overtime loss to the Spurs.<BR><B>April 12 vs. Utah:</B> Recorded 15 points, 10 assists, four rebounds and one steal in a 94-85 win over the Jazz. </P>
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn>Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference got milk? Rookies of the Month were Atlanta’s Josh Childress, Chicago’s Chris Duhon and Ben Gordon, New Jersey’s Nenad Krstic, New Orleans’ J.R. Smith, Orlando’s Dwight Howard, Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala and Portland’s Sebastian Telfair.
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn>The got milk? Milk Mustache campaign is sponsoring the NBA Rookie platform to highlight the importance of milk's bone-building calcium and eight other essential nutrients for active people, teens especially, who add about 15 percent of their height during these years. The platform includes the ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Month awards, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Year award and the ‘got milk?’ All-Rookie Team.
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn>오카포 </P>
<P class=aLStoryViewIn>벤 고든</P>
<P class=aLStoryViewIn>JR스미스</P>
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<P class=aLStoryViewIn>각각 3번씩 최다 수상!</P>
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오, 리빙스톤 이렇게 잘할줄 몰랐는데
앞으로 5년 후면 서고동저는 종말을 고합니다
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이러다 이 녀석들 서부로 떠나버리면 .. OTL =_=