NBA Awards 2019: 3 reasons why Lou Williams should win the Sixth Man of the Year award

#2 Lou Williams is CLUTCH

Williams in action against the New Orleans Pelicans this past season

Regardless of whether you have a good start to a game or not, the fourth quarter is almost the most crucial. If a team is trailing behind, it's precisely their time to make a final push to regain control of the game. If ahead meanwhile, it's their opportunity to assert their defensive focus and keep the opponent's efforts at bay for sustained periods.

Williams was able to embrace his role by giving extra importance on finishing games strongly rather than starting and was always on the floor for the Clippers during the fourth. He always found the ball in his hand when it came to crunch time, with a perfect example of this being in game two of the playoffs against the Golden State Warriors.

The Clippers were down by 31 with 7:31 to go in the third - but on the back of a 36 point, 11 assist display by Lou, they were able to score a whopping 72 points in the final 19 minutes of the game. He hit consecutive shots in the final few minutes, putting his team in position to give Landry Shamet the eventual game-winning shot. This is only one example of the many times he put them in position to win throughout the season with his clutch, timely buckets.