NEW YORK – The Los Angeles Clippers’ Jamal Crawford is the winner of the 2013-14 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award as the league’s best player in a reserve role, the NBA announced today. Crawford, who came off the bench in 45 of the 69 games in which he appeared, led all NBA reserves in scoring, averaging 18.6 points. Additionally, Crawford accounted for 3.2 apg and 2.3 rpg in 30.3 mpg for a Clippers team that went 57-25 and earned the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

Crawford, who also won the award in 2009-10 while with the Atlanta Hawks, joins Kevin McHale, Ricky Pierce and Detlef Schrempf as two-time winners.  Crawford amassed 57 first-place votes and 421 total points from a panel of 125 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Taj Gibson of the Chicago Bulls finished second with 395 points (49 first-place votes) and Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs finished third with 138 points (nine first-place votes).

In order to be eligible for this award, players had to have come off the bench in more games than they started. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.

Crawford tallied double-figure scoring efforts in 15-of-16 January games, as the Clippers posted a 12-4 record. On Jan. 25, Crawford poured in 37 points and handed out 11 assists in a 126-118 win over the Toronto Raptors. For the season, he posted 20-plus points 29 times and 30-plus points six times. The Clippers were 31-14 (.689) in games in which Crawford appeared off the bench.

As part of its support of the Sixth Man Award, Kia Motors America (KMA) will donate an all-new 2015 Kia Sorento LX CUV to United in Harmony, a non-profit dedicated to providing hope and opportunities to impoverished children, on behalf of Crawford. Kia Motors presented a Sorento to the charity of choice of each of the five 2013-14 year-end award winners as part of “The Kia NBA Performance Awards.”  Following this season, Kia Motors will have donated a total of 31 new vehicles to charitable organizations since its support of the NBA’s prestigious year-end honors began in 2008.

The 2013-14 Kia Sixth Man Award is part of a series of on-court performance awards called “The Kia NBA Performance Awards.”  The series, currently in its seventh season, is part of a multiyear marketing partnership between KMA and the NBA, and includes five of the league’s most prestigious year-end honors: Most Valuable Player Award, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award, Most Improved Player Award, and Rookie of the Year.  The series also includes the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month and the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month during the regular season.  Kia Motors is the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA and the Kia Optima is the league’s Official Vehicle.  For more information on “The Kia NBA Performance Awards” visit www.NBA.com/awards.

For the first time this season, complete media voting results for each NBA annual award will be posted on nba.com/official following the announcement of each winner.

Following are the balloting results for the 2013-14 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP

2013-14 KIA NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD VOTING

Player                      Team               1^st Place (5 pts)  2^nd Place (3 Pts)    3^rd Place (1 Pt)   Total Points

Jamal Crawford        L.A. Clippers            57                       41                          13                    421

Taj Gibson                Chicago                    49                       45                          15                    395

Manu Ginobili          San Antonio              9                         20                          33                    138

Markieff Morris        Phoenix                    5                         10                          30                    85

Reggie Jackson         Oklahoma City         4                         4                            17                    49

Vince Carter             Dallas                       1                         1                            4                      12

D.J. Augustin            Chicago                    —                         2                            —                      6

Enes Kanter              Utah                          —                         1                            —                      3

Dion Waiters             Cleveland                 —                         1                            —                      3

Nick Young              L.A. Lakers               —                         —                            3                      3

Chris Andersen         Miami                       —                         —                            2                      2

Marco Belinelli         San Antonio              —                         —                            2                      2

Andray Blatche         Brooklyn                  —                         —                            1                      1

Tim Hardaway Jr.     New York                 —                         —                            1                      1

Patty Mills                 San Antonio              —                         —                            1                      1

Timofey Mozgov      Denver                      —                         —                            1                      1

Greivis Vasquez       Toronto                     —                         —                            1                      1

Mo Williams             Portland                    —                         —                            1                      1

Following is the all-time list of winners:

ALL-TIME KIA NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD WINNERS

1982-83  Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers

1983-84  Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

1984-85  Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

1985-86  Bill Walton, Boston Celtics

1986-87  Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks

1987-88  Roy Tarpley, Dallas Mavericks

1988-89  Eddie Johnson, Phoenix Suns

1989-90  Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks

1990-91  Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers

1991-92  Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers

1992-93  Clifford Robinson, Portland Trail Blazers

1993-94  Dell Curry, Charlotte Hornets

1994-95  Anthony Mason, New York Knicks

1995-96  Toni Kukoc, Chicago Bulls

1996-97  John Starks, New York Knicks

1997-98  Danny Manning, Phoenix Suns

1998-99  Darrell Armstrong, Orlando Magic

1999-00  Rodney Rogers, Phoenix Suns

2000-01  Aaron McKie, Philadelphia 76ers

2001-02  Corliss Williamson, Detroit Pistons

2002-03  Bobby Jackson, Sacramento Kings

2003-04  Antawn Jamison, Dallas Mavericks

2004-05  Ben Gordon, Chicago Bulls

2005-06  Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies

2006-07  Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns

2007-08  Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs

2008-09  Jason Terry, Dallas Mavericks

2009-10  Jamal Crawford, Atlanta Hawks

2010-11  Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Lakers

2011-12  James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder

2012-13 J.R. Smith, New York Knicks

2013-14  Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers