Some of the lustre was taken out of last night’s matchup between the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers when it was announced Kawhi Leonard would sit with a sore ankle. The showdown between Leonard and LeBron James would have to wait, but the Raptors did just fine without their LeBron-stopper.
Oh, you traded our “best player”? Nah.
Oh, Kawhi Leonard is sitting out, Raptors are trash without him? Nah.
Kyle Lowry is here to show everyone who makes the Raptors go.
Dude assisted on the Raptors’ first four buckets, had nine at the end of the first quarter, and 12 by halftime.