Kyle Lowry couldn't help but give his running mate DeMar DeRozan a hard time after recording his second straight 40-point game in a clutch win against the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

The injured point guard took on interview duties post-game and channeled his inner Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as he asked him how it felt to get back-to-back performances of that nature.

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While Lowry might have pulled the trigger in the catchphrase a little too soon, the humor between these two friends is what makes them such a strong backcourt to handle for most teams.

DeRozan has carried the Toronto Raptors on his shoulders the past two games, as they ride a four-game win streak and sit just a half game away from taking the Washington Wizards‘ third place in the Eastern Conference.