Two games into the Raptors’ playoff run, it’s time for a quick public-service announcement about basketball’s plus-minus statistic.
You probably heard more than a few observers referencing it while assessing Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry’s performance in losing Game 1 of Toronto’s first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Sure, things have calmed down now after Lowry reeled off a 22-point, seven-assist effort in a blowout win in Game 2. But after Game 1 you didn’t need to go far to hear commentators sloughing off the significance of Lowry scoring zero points while missing all seven shots he took.