Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis called out Toronto Raptors star Kyle Lowry and his flopping tendencies after the defending champions got back in the series with a last-second 3-point shot by OG Anunoby.
The Raptors, who are now trailing 2-1 in the series, saw an energetic Lowry who was tough to stop — mostly because of his flopping, according to Theis:
“He was in attack mode yesterday. He went to the basket a lot. And it's hard to guard because you know he's flopping a lot,” said Theis, according to Jay King of The Athletic. “All those guys you have to be careful, you've gotta have your hands back.”
Theis would know a good flopper when he sees one, considering his teammate Marcus Smart has created enough examples to build a museum exhibit.
It's likely the Boston center took exception to this play involving Kyle Lowry, in which the big man was whistled for a Flagrant 1 foul:
Lowry was not happy about this elbow 👀
Theis ended up getting a flagrant 1. pic.twitter.com/ri4qneChmz
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 3, 2020
Kyle Lowry's game-high 31 points, six rebounds, and eight assists in a whopping 46 minutes proved to be the Game 3 catalyst. Theis likely saw much more of Lowry snaking around screens than he wanted to, a few of which resulted in foul calls.
Overall, Lowry was only 3-of-4 from the foul line, so his flops didn't have all that much of an effect on the scoreboard. Theis had only two fouls in the game and no Celtics player was at real risk of fouling out, as only Smart and Grant Williams picked up four fouls apiece.
Smaller guys like Kyle Lowry and Chris Paul often have to use every trick in the book to gain an advantage over their opponents. Theis will have to battle that frustration over the rest of the series if the Celtics are to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals and do away with the lamentations.
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