Fred VanVleet gives the Raptors a reliable backup plan, but if this team is going to chase a Finals appearance, they'll need Lowry operating at his best (michaelgrange)
One of the threads the Raptors will need to tidy up for Game 2 is getting more from Lowry, who has had some ups and downs in the post-season with Toronto, but has never gone scoreless.
Nurse was absolutely right in that respect. Had Lowry scored four instead of going scoreless on seven shots – 0-of-6 from three and 0-of-2 from the foul line – the Raptors might have won Game 1 instead of being on the wrong end of a 104-101 decision. As usual, Lowry was still effective, on paper at least. He finished +11, which was the best for the Raptors, and made him the only Toronto starter in positive territory — in large part because he was on the bench when Augustin went off for 10 quick points in the second quarter.
But the Raptors aren’t going anywhere they want to get to without Lowry stretching defenses as a three-point threat or collapsing them by bulling his way into the paint.
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