The Raptors almost made it through the holiday season intact. They’re still down Jonas Valanciunas of course, but this morning’s reports suggested both Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka were good to go. For tonight’s game against the tiresome Heat, Toronto would have been happy to have every man available. So would we.
Sadly, that appears to not be the case. Ibaka looks indeed ready to go, but Lowry is still out with a sore back. It’s not entirely the best news, even if it means just a bit more rest for the Raptors’ star point guard.