Toronto Raptors Quarterly Awards: Third Quarter

Feb 8, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson (54) high fives guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Toronto won 103-89. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Toronto Raptors forward Patrick Patterson (54) high fives guard Kyle Lowry (7) during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Toronto won 103-89. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 10, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) on the bench against the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter at Philips Arena. The Hawks won 105-99. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

MVP

Kyle Lowry

Look at this for a stat line: 22.8 points 6.9 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.

Lowry was shooting 41 percent from deep, and holding a 62 true shooting percentage on only 15.5 field goal attempts a game. Do I really need to justify this further?

The Raptors haven’t been able to hit a three since Lowry’s injury and their assist rate has fallen from the sky into the dirt over the past 10 games. I wonder why…