Toronto Raptors guard Lou Williams (23) celebrates a basket against the Milwaukee Bucks at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Bucks 124-83.
Toronto Raptors guard Lou Williams was named NBA Eastern Conference player of the week Monday after helping Toronto to a 3-0 record last week.
Williams averaged 23.7 points a game off the bench and had a .526 three-point percentage after connecting on 10-of-19 shots from long range. He also hit all 21 of his free-throw attempts over the three games.
He was the only player in the NBA last week to average over 23 points and play less than 25 minutes a game, the league said in a release.
Williams, who had a career-high 36 points in a 110-93 victory in Cleveland last Saturday, became the first non-starter in team history to shoot a perfect 15-for-15 from the free-throw line.
It's the first time that Williams has won the award.
Toronto took an Eastern Conference-leading 11-2 record into Monday night's home game against the Phoenix Suns.