The Toronto Raptors have kept their heads well above water recently, despite sorely missing point guard Kyle Lowry who’s gone for weeks with right wrist problems. I would not have been the least surprised had the team dropped a bunch of games after the announcement of Lowry’s operation to remove bone particles. Instead the Raptors have a 7-4 record since the All-Star game, Kyle’s last appearance. A critical reason for their surprising resilience has been the consistent strong play of DeMar DeRozan.
The most remarkable feature about DeRozan’s season to date has been his spike in scoring.