Lowry will start alongside Miami’s Dwyane Wade, but Irving is unlikely to be voted in when East coaches choose seven reserves, including two more backcourt players and two wild cards.
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The high point of the game remains the play of DeRozan, however.
“Today’s approach was business as usual”, Spoelstra said prior to the game. Only Stephen Curry is more efficient among players who have finished at least 200 possessions in that setting, * a href=”http://stats.nba.com/playtype/#!/ball-handler/?dir=1&PT=player&OD=offensive&CF=Poss*GE*200&sort=PPP” *according to Synergy Sports stats.
“Isaiah’s turnover, I feel like we should have got open”.
Lowry then gave her a kiss, and she smiled as he returned to the court.
As well as Wade played, the night again belonged to DeRozan.
Still, Raptors coach Dwane Casey said his squad can not take Miami lightly.
The Raptors entered the game as one of the league’s worst teams in defending 3-pointers and it showed. “I’m not going to come out like a Ray Allen or anything, but if it’s there I’m going to take it”.
Center Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points -going 9-for-9 from the field – and 12 rebounds for the Raptors (27-15). Anthony put up 30 points, nine assists and seven rebounds while leading his Knicks to a 118-111 overtime win against the Jazz.
“I think that’s the type of fans we have, a winning fan base”. “When it’s going you really don’t pay attention to it until after the fact and realize everything was feeling good”. “So it’s always a tough position to be in”.
Toronto was 16 for 22 from the floor in the third, outscoring the Celtics 40-26 for a season-high in a single quarter. He’s shooting the ball with confidence and he’s not hesitating.
It’s certainly not a recommended strategy for every time a player leaps into the stands, especially if it’s a big bald guy, but Lowry knew it was the right thing to do to make sure the lady was okay.
“We’ll learn from it, definitely, as far as how we can make things harder on DeMar”, said Bradley. Lee has been in and out of the rotation all year long and is now out as he hasn’t played in the Celtics last six games. But when he was asked if Thomas was the best scoring point guard in Celtics history, he had an answer. Valanciunas answered with a layup and Lowry scored on a layup and added the free throw to boost the Raptors’ lead back to 15. He finished with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and five assists while sitting out the final 12 minutes.
Lowry responded quickly after the news broke, tweeting his thanks to the fans.
“We’re just playing, man. We’re just out there playing and we’re sticking with our principles”. We’re maintaining our principles and we’re maintaining our composure.
Ok, maybe I’m being a little sour, but I feel that Lowry was a starter for the sole reason of representing his city in Toronto. He said the shoulder seems to be inflamed. “Defending the three… that has been a concern for the past two or three games now”. As a review: Luol Deng (eye), Goran Dragic (calf), Hassan Whiteside (hip), Josh McRoberts (knee), and Chris Andersen (knee), are all out.
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“That team over there is a championship team”, he said Friday morning.
