Toronto's Kyle Lowry, left, battling for a loose ball with Cleveland's J.R. Smith, had 13 points and four assists in 17 minutes Wednesday. ( Tony Dejak / The Associated Press )CLEVELAND—Kyle Lowry was under no illusions about what the 82nd and final game of a long NBA season meant to the Toronto Raptors here Wednesday. Sure, they kept score — so winning was preferable to not winning — but Lowry had more important things to work on during is abbreviated evening. “Enough talking, the playoffs are here,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said before the game. But for the first half, Casey got what he wanted, some time for some regulars and a chance to give Lowry an opportunity at true NBA game speed.

Source: thestar April 13, 2017 02:15 UTC