Raptors hope Lowry can set the tone once again in Game 6 against 76ers

The Star | May 9, 2019

PHILADELPHIA – There is nothing subtle at all about Kyle Lowry in the way he carries himself and the way he plays basketball, and it is a large and dominant part of his personality.

He’ll tell you how he feels and he’ll show you what he means and when the Raptors needed Lowry to be his irascible, in-your-face, grab-a-game-by-the-scruff of its neck self, he was.

Kyle Lowryu2019s aggression in Game 5 resulted in him getting a playoff-high eight free-throw attempts, of which he made seven. — Kyle Lowry’s aggression in Game 5 resulted in him getting a playoff-high eight free-throw attempts, of which he made seven.

He took the opening minutes of the crucial fourth game of Toronto’s series with the Philadelphia 76ers and made them his own, driving forcefully to the basket in the opening minute and drilling a pull up three-pointer in transition right after.