2018–19 NBA season
Month Eastern Conference Western Conference
October/November Giannis Antetokounmpo ( Milwaukee Bucks ) ( 1/4 ) Tobias Harris ( Los Angeles Clippers ) ( 1/1 )
December Giannis Antetokounmpo ( Milwaukee Bucks ) ( 2/4 ) James Harden ( Houston Rockets ) ( 1/3 )
January Joel Embiid ( Philadelphia 76ers ) ( 1/1 ) James Harden ( Houston Rockets ) ( 2/3 )
February Giannis Antetokounmpo ( Milwaukee Bucks ) ( 3/4 ) Paul George ( Oklahoma City Thunder ) ( 1/1 )
March/April Giannis Antetokounmpo ( Milwaukee Bucks ) ( 4/4 ) James Harden ( Houston Rockets ) ( 3/3 )
Awards -- Players of the Month
The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month .
The 2018-19 NBA season was the 73rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 16, 2018 and ended on April 10, 2019. The 2019 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 17, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The playoffs began on April 13, 2019 and ended on June 13 with the Toronto Raptors defeating the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 NBA Finals, becoming NBA champions for the first time in franchise history.