1.) Tobias Harris averaged 18.2 points on 52.1 percent shooting since the All-Star break, as well as 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals. In his time with the team to close out last season, Harris put up 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds, so it isn't exactly anything new or surprising. But it's still noteworthy nonetheless.
2.) The Portland Trail Blazers, Nick Batum, is the most of his terrific player in March, but Batum has become a rebounding machine. He's averaging his usual scoring average, but he's bumped his rebounding from 6.5 during the season to 10.7 per game since All-Star weekend.
For this month, Batum's snatching 13.3 rebounds per game, tying for second with center DeMarcu Cousins. Batum's lanky frame and incredible 7'4" wingspan has allowed him to outhustle some of the league's best rebounding teams.
3.) Trevor Ariza best performances have come against weaker teams, but his play has helped separate the Wizards from the pack, he averaged 16.7 points since the break, shooting 50.9 percent and 50 percent from three-point range. Ariza's numbers before that aren't much different, with him scoring 14.4 points on 44.2 percent and 39.9 percent from the field and from three. 4.) James Harden has been one of the NBA's best 10 players all season, he is the league's best since the break, and Harden's play as a force to be reckoned with going forward. He has been significantly improving in all areas. Harden is one of the league's best shooting guards if not the best.
5.) Kenneth Faried does his best to help his team win, but his playing has been noticed.
Faried averages a solid 10.4 points and 7.6 rebounds before All-Star weekend, shooting 54.4 percent from the field and 58.8 percent from the free-throw line. Since the break, he's hit a new stride which I'm sure Nuggets fans hope continues. Faried's 21.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in March are beyond anything we've seen before from him, with his previous career-high average being 11.5 points per game last season.
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