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Simply put, Kyle Lowry has been horrible in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The All-Star point guard—who is considered the leader of the Toronto Raptors—has flopped big time in the ECF versus the Cleveland Cavaliers. He has converted on just 8-of-28 shots from the field (28.6 percent) and has been even worse from three-point range. Lowry has made just 1-of-15 shots from beyond the arc (6.6 percent) and his 25.2 percent shooting from three-point range is the third-worst in postseason history for a player with at least 100 attempts.
The Raptors have dropped both games to the Cavaliers by an average margin of 25 points. The fact that they have looked outmatched through the first two games of the series was made worse by Lowry's early exit before the conclusion of the first half in Game 2. The veteran point guard stated he left the bench with two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the half to “decompress.”
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Cavaliers outscored Raptors by 50 pts through 2 games, 2nd-largest difference through 2 games of a conf finals- Spurs +52 over Thunder, 2014
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 20, 2016
Game 3 will be played on Saturday night for the first time in Toronto. If there is any chance of Lowry re-gaining his shooting stroke, it'll have to happen in Game 3 or else the series is essentially over.
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