Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
As Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan continue to elevate their games and push the Toronto Raptors toward the postseason, it’s the day-to-day work that’s paying dividends. Through an 82-game regular season it can be easy to underestimate the mental focus needed to show up every day. In a four-games-in-five-nights stretch, a 32-point performance from Lowry gave Toronto a victory against the Boston Celtics and a 3-1 record for the week. Most fitting, was 35-year-old Luis Scola exploding for 17 points in the first quarter.
“The old man, that’s what the old man does,” DeMar DeRozan said of his veteran teammate.