In the first quarter of Game 2, Raptors guard Kyle Lowry earned some stripes for his toughness when he saw LeBron James barreling toward the hoop and put his body in James’ way.
Lowry was called for a blocking foul on the drive, but the moment didn’t go unnoticed on Twitter. There was much chatter about what some might call the intestinal fortitude required for a player Lowry’s size — six-feet, 205 pounds — to step in front of the six-foot-eight, 250-pound James.
Lowry shrugged off the idea of heroics on the play.
“I tried to take a charge.