Even as the Raptors managed a game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers, Kyle Lowry shot 5-for-14 from the field and 0-for-4 from deep. Even as Toronto evened up the second round series with the Miami Heat, Kyle Lowry shot 7-for-22 from the field, and 1-for-7 from deep.
Amidst a great deal of pressure, the Dwane Casey-era Toronto Raptors finally made it out of the first round. Despite incremental regular-season improvement from year-to-year since Casey took over, it wasn’t until this season that the spell was broken.
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But it wasn’t easy, and they haven’t gotten much help from the team’s All-Star point guard.