The Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to another victory this postseason, their 10th in a row, by defeating the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night 108-89.
As the Cavs started to create separation late in the second quarter with a 16-2 run, Raptors all-star point guard Kyle Lowry was nowhere to be found on the Raptors bench.
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According to Lowry, he left the bench in order to clear his mind and blow off some steam in the back. he returned a few minutes later, but the damage had already been done as Cleveland made a 46-46 tie their lead going into the half at 62-48.
After the game, J.J. Redick joined SportsCenter to talk some NBA with the crew, and he touched on why Lowry's behavior leaving the team and the bench like that was unacceptable.
Wasn't sure what to think of Kyle Lowry's late first half exit. @JJRedick says there's nothing normal about it. pic.twitter.com/VKvDYhBlEY
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) May 20, 2016
Through two games in the series, Lowry is struggling shooting just 8-28 (4-14 in Games 1 & 2) from the field and just 1-15 from downtown. He's also added just eight assists and nine turnovers over those two games, clearly a recipe that isn't going to lead Toronto anywhere near the direction they need to go.
Aside from not having it offensively, he's also getting torched by opposing point guard Kyrie Irving, who's scored a combined 53 points on 59% shooting (23-39) from the field.
Game 3 between the Cavs and Raptors is Saturday night at 8:30 PM EST on ESPN. If Toronto falls 3-0, the series is more than likely over, as history has shown time and time again that no team has ever been able to come back from a 3-0 deficit and win the series.
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