Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors and James Harden of the Houston Rockets have been named the NBA Players of the Month for December, the league announced.

Lowry averaged 22.3 points and 8.9 assists in 15 games in December.

Harden averaged 30.6 points, 7.1 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.