Consider this for a moment: Kyle Lowry is your Eastern Conference Player of the Week despite not playing in yesterday's Detroit Pistons game. He very much needed the rest, what with the heroics of Friday night's Cleveland miracle, tallying a career-high 43 points, and the effort it takes to earn a triple-double (even against the lowly Knicks). Yes, perhaps it was indicative of how great Lowry has been that the Raptors lost to the Pistons in convincing fashion with him in street clothes. He truly is that good.
For the week, Lowry averaged 28.