Kyle Lowry reminisced about the Toronto Raptors' unforgettable 2019 playoff run, which ended in the franchise's first-ever NBA championship.
Lowry admitted the team's second-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers was tougher than overcoming an 0-2 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks.
“They were built for a championship, and built for the long haul,” Lowry said of the 76ers, according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps. “The Milwaukee [series], we knew we could do it. … Milwaukee was fun. But the Philly series was the toughest.”
Lowry, a Philadelphia native, brought the Larry O'Brien trophy back to his hometown this summer — a perfect occasion to rub it in the faces of his longtime friends.
“Me going home, and the fans talking s***, because of a lot of that goes into it. … That was the series you're like, ‘Damn, that's f***ing awesome.'”
Lowry had struggled through parts of the playoffs nursing a thumb injury, but he came alive when it counted, delivering Toronto that elusive trophy.
To do so, Lowry had to survive an onslaught of talent in Ben Simmons, Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris, Even a hobbled Joel Embiid played a big factor, contesting a historic multi-bounce Kawhi Leonard game-winning baseline jumper that ultimately punched the Raptors' ticket to the Conference Finals.
Already full of confidence, it was no wonder Toronto was able to overcome a two-game deficit and sweep the rest of the series against the Bucks, winning the last four games and leaving little doubt that they belonged in the NBA Finals.
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