Robinson struggled to crack Indiana’s rotation, seeing action in 45 regular season games (11.3 minutes per) and four playoff games (2.5 minutes per game). All three shots tied games at the end of regulation, but all three teams went on to lose in the extra session. IN had the ball with 26.9 seconds to play and the Toronto lead still at three, but the Raptors made the stop.
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As reported by John Schuhmann on the National Basketball Association website, Lowry’s shooting slump can be traced back to March, when Kyle had his right elbow drained of fluid. He finished with just seven points on 3-of-13 shooting and misfired on all but one of his seven 3-point attempts. For some reason, the ball just doesn’t seem to want to go in the basket right now.
I know the Raptors aren’t going to fix their perimeter defence overnight, but they can’t let the Heat shoot 72 percent from downtown again this series. However, he was able to return and posted nine points and 15 rebounds.
History is on Raptors’ side when it comes to game twos.
“Defensively, I thought the matchups were better for us but I thought the tempo, the pace of the game it created was good for us”, Casey said. Making his way off the floor and into the locker room during the first quarter of the series-opening matchup against the Toronto Raptors, Whiteside is widely regarded as an injury prone player causing some concern going forward.
Toronto were given a glimmer of hope trailing at 99-96 but DeMar DeRozan was unable to get a shot off and Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade snaffled to score a two-pointer and put the game out of reach. The Raptors were a superior plus-4.3 per 100 possessions, good enough for sixth overall in the league in comparison to the Heat’s plus-2.6, which was 10th. The 34-year-old former all-star has averaged 18.7 points a game in his career against Toronto, second only to his 19.5 average against Portland.
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second round series featuring the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat is happening tonight at 8:00 p.m.
Lowry had been mired in a slump prior to that buzzer beater to tie the game.
But it was unsustainable as the Heat scored eight unanswered points in the first 3:40 of the overtime period. I’m going to continue to be aggressive and shoot shots and take the onus. He’s missing shots he’s made all season long. They played well defensively and matched the Heat’s small-ball attack all night.
“There was a stretch there where we just didn’t execute on either end.in a playoff situation every possession is important and there was a stretch there where we just didn’t get it done and they did”, he said. The victory gives the Heat a 1-0 advantage in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. But Wade pounced on a DeRozan turnover to clinch the victory for Miami.
“It’s kind of mind boggling right now”, Lowry said.
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“I haven’t shot the ball well for a while now”, Lowry said. He just knows how to play the game within the game.
