Kyle Lowry bounces back, teams with Kawhi Leonard to help Raptors even series with Magic

They roared for him. Oh, how they roared, affectionate and familiar. They’ve been through a lot together, Raptors fans and Kyle Lowry. They’ve seen some things.

And now, at base camp of the franchise’s hopes and still far from the peak, Lowry was at the free-throw line and made one, just one, and the locals roared. The Toronto point guard was famously scoreless in Game 1 of Toronto’s first-round series with the Orlando Magic, a disappointing loss, and had spent a couple days defending himself and vowing he would be better.