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Damian Lillard has now won NBA Rookie of the Month honors in all four months of the season.

(Photo by Bruce Ely/The Oregonian)

's run toward the NBA Rookie of the Year award continues.

The

guard was named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February, making him a perfect 4 for 4 in taking home that honor.

Lillard, 22, paced all rookies with 19.8 points, 6.2 assists, 38.7 minutes and 22 three-pointers made to go with 2.9 rebounds and 0.67 steals for the month. He is the first player in franchise history to win the award four times.

Lillard is the only player in NBA history to score 900-plus points and make 100-plus three-pointers in his first 50 career games.

His February included an 18-point, three-rebound, five-assist performance at the Rising Stars Challenge and winning the Skills Challenge at All-Star Weekend.

Lillard holds season averages of 18.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, a team-high 6.4 assists and 0.96 steals in 38.5 minutes. Portland selected him with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.

Cleveland's Dion Waiters earned NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors.

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