Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka are progressing from their respective injuries, but it remains to be seen if they will be able to suit up for the Toronto Raptors when they play the Utah Jazz on Sunday.
Lowry is listed as doubtful against Utah, as he recovers from a left thumb fracture he sustained in their showdown with the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this month. On the other hand, Ibaka is nursing an ankle injury which he picked up in the same game against NOLA.
Toronto’s Kyle Lowry DOUBTFUL and Serge Ibaka QUESTIONABLE vs. Jazz on Sunday.
— Eric Walden (@tribjazz) December 1, 2019
Both Lowry and Ibaka have already missed 10 straight games due to their injuries, though Nick Nurse managed to steer the franchise to a winning record despite the key absentees.
The Raptors are 8-2 in the games Lowry and Ibaka missed, with Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet doing the heavy lifting for the team.
Siakam is putting up 25.1`points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists while shooting 46.0 percent from the field, 37.7 percent from 3-point territory and 80.7 percent from the charity stripe.
VanVleet, meanwhile, has been averaging 21.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.6 steals since Lowry fell down to injury. Before that, however, the 25-year-old guard was only putting up 15.1 points per contest.
Toronto is currently riding a six-game winning streak and is high in confidence as they face a Jazz team that has won just once in their last three games.
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