Toronto Raptors All-Star Kyle Lowry revealed how he was able to deliver his game-winning pass over Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
Standing at seven feet and five inches, Tacko Fall is one of the tallest humans on the planet. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens inserted the Senegalese big man on the final play of the game to guard the inbounding player, which just so happened to be Lowry. Boston had just taken a two-point advantage by way of a dunk from Daniel Theis on the previous play. 0.5 seconds were showing on the game clock, and an 0-3 deficit was knocking at Toronto's door.
The Celtics were in a zone and switching everything on the inbounds play. Still, Lowry somehow managed to heave an on-target pass all the way across the court to OG Anunoby, who proceeded to knock down the game-winning shot from the corner.
Though his pass was incredibly accurate, Lowry gave credit to Anunoby for making the shot that counted most:
“The pass was nothing,” Lowry said during his post-game media availability, via ESPN. “OG made the shot. All the credit goes to the shot, man. That's a tough shot. Give OG that credit. The pass was just to get it to a guy like OG. It's OG's moment, man. That's a great moment for that kid.”
A look at the dramatic events that unfolded in the closing moments of Game 3:
During his interview with The Athletic, Lowry revealed how he was able to find Anunoby for the game-winner. It seems he took advantage of social distancing:
The Athletic: So who deserves credit for the play, Kyle?
Lowry: OG. That’s the only one that matters.
The Athletic: You ever thrown an inbounds pass with someone 19 feet tall in front of you?
Lowry: Yeah – in a video game.
The Athletic: You surprised he wasn’t up on you more?
Lowry: He was. I moved back.
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Lowry logged 46 minutes in Game 3, scoring 31 points on 13-of-23 shooting from the field (2-of-8 from beyond the arc), eight assists, six rebounds and two steals. Anunoby added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Game 4 between the Raptors and Celtics is scheduled to tip at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, with TNT having live broadcast coverage.
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