On Monday, the NBA announced that the right choice.

Lou has been lighting up the East all season. But, while he's been doing his own thing off the bench, nERD of 4.9, which is good enough for fourth on the team -- behind the three aforementioned superstars. He's the biggest contributor outside LAC's "big three."

Playoffs Impact

For his 2015 standards, J.J. really struggled in Game 1 against the Spurs. He scored a mere 10 points on 4 of 13 shooting and 2 of 6 from beyond the arc -- both percentages falling below his season averages.

But, while Redick may have had his own personal struggles offensively, we all know basketball is a team sport. So while Redick may be unsatisfied with his below average shooting and lack of offensive impact in the stat sheet, I'm sure he also knows that the only number that matters is 1 -- 1 win to San Antonio's 0.

And Redick should also know then that his team couldn't have taken Game 1 without him.

He was a big influence on the floor. His improved scoring ability forced Pop to start NBA.com, Redick is 13th in the league in first quarter scoring with 6.5 points per game.

Of guards playing at least more than one game on the season, J.J. Redick is fourth in the league behind Russell Westbrook, Steph Curry and James Harden.

That's not bad company.

In fact, that's MVP company. So maybe I'm not wrong in saying that J.J. Redick is the best fifth man in the league.