TAMPA, Fla. — If Wednesday night was Kyle Lowry's last game as a Raptor, the team and their six-time all-star will part ways on a high note.
Lowry had nine assists, eight points, and five rebounds — and hugs from teammates when he exited the game — and the Raptors finally snapped their ugly nine-game losing skid with an emphatic 135-111 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Lowry was plus-42 on the night, a career high and second highest in Raptors history behind Mark Jackson, who had a plus-46 performance in 2000.
The victory came on the eve of the NBA's trade deadline, and with Lowry and Norman Powell front and centre of numerous trade rumours.