OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Toronto Raptors had just completed an evisceration of the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night -- doing so without Kawhi Leonard -- when Kyle Lowry was asked about his team's performance.
But, even on this night, Lowry wasn't satisfied.
"I've sure we could have done better," Lowry said. "I'm always holding my team to a higher standard and holding myself to a higher standard. We had some breakdowns.
"We just have to continue to get better."
This is the conundrum that is Lowry, a player who has turned himself into a perennial All-Star and one of the faces of the league's only international franchise, after bouncing around the NBA early in his career.