Louis Williams was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year on Monday, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports.

Williams was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year on Monday, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports.

Analysis:

Williams took home 78 of 130 first-place votes, beating out Isaiah Thomas (33 first-place votes) and Jamal Crawford (eight) for the award. The 28-year-old averaged a career-high 15.5 points and 2.2 assists per game this season while playing an average of just over 25 minutes. He's shouldered much of the scoring burden for a relatively thin Toronto bench and will continue to be counted on throughout the postseason. Williams struggled in Game 1 on Saturday, scoring only 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting.