Knicks’ J.R. Smith wins sixth man award

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Knicks’ J.R. Smith wins sixth man award

Published: 23 Apr. 2013, 20:30

GREENBURGH, New York - J.R. Smith won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award Monday after turning a role he didn’t want into one of the strengths of the New York Knicks’ first division championship team in nearly two decades.

Smith received 484 points, including 72 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 writers and broadcasters. The Clippers’ Jamal Crawford finished second with ?31 first-place votes.

Smith averaged 18.1 points in 80 games, all off the bench. He had 29 games in which he scored 20 points as a reserve, tying Crawford for the NBA lead.

Smith helped the Knicks to their most victories since they went 57-25 in 1996-97. AP