Except for one mediocre performance in Philadelphia, Kyle Lowry had been missing from the Toronto Raptors lineup for three weeks. The Raptors hadn’t played consistent basketball in over a month. Last night, we got to see both.
Without Kawhi Leonard, on the second night of a back-to-back, against the third-place Indiana Pacers, no-one could blame the Raptors for losing Sunday night’s contest. After an impressive win at Milwaukee, the Raptors earned some good-will.
Instead, Toronto played spectacularly. Offensively, the entire team was clicking, putting up 121 points against one of the slowest-paced, best defenses in the entire NBA.