TORONTO • Kyle Lowry did not lack for big playoff moments before the 2019 playoff season. Lowry said he was lonely at the podium, and the mood was about as grim as it gets in such a setting. He said the off-season was a time to do his own thing, not deal with Raptors management or his new head coach. When it was over and the Raptors had somehow managed to lose a series-opening game again, it was Lowry who took the brunt of the ridicule. Before the Finals kicked off, Ujiri had offered this about Lowry: “I’ve seen him grow.

Source: National Post June 15, 2019 18:33 UTC