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Brooklyn Nets head coach Jack Vaughan was named December’s NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month, the NBA announced Tuesday. This is the first time Vaughn has won the award in his career.

In December, the Nets had the most winning month in franchise history with a league-best record of 12-1. That month, Brooklyn led the league in points per game (119.7), and he was second in net his rating (8.3). What’s interesting about the Nets is that he was 7-1 in games until “clutch” time (the number of minutes left in the game when he had five minutes or less left and he was within five points).

Brooklyn are now on a 12-game winning streak, the longest winning streak the team has had this season. Since Vaughn took over as the team’s head coach on November 1, the Nets have an NBA-best 23-7 record, and are tied for two teams in the top five in the league (the other is was one of the Boston Celtics. in offense and defense.

Brooklyn’s next game is against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.