What is going on with Kyle Lowry? | The Jump

Rachel Nichols, Brian Windhorst and Paul Pierce of The Jump react to Game 1 of the Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors first-round series in the 2019 NBA playoffs, which Orlando won thanks to a game-winner by D.J. Augustin. They also talk about the struggles of Kyle Lowry, who scored 0 points and has a history similar performances in the postseason.

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[scaryseinfeld]

Here are all of Kyle Lowry's numbers in deciding games of playoff series as a Raptor:

2014 Gm7 Brooklyn: 28pts, 7reb, 3ast
2015 Gm4 Washington: 21pts, 8reb, 4ast
2016 Gm7 Indiana: 11pts, 4reb, 9ast
2016 Gm7 Miami: 35pts, 7reb, 9ast
2016 Gm6 Cleveland: 35pts, 3reb, 3ast
2017 Gm6 Milwaukee: 13pts, 4reb, 4ast
2018 Gm5 Washington: 24pts, 6reb, 6ast
2018 Gm4 Cleveland: 5pts, 4reb, 10ast (left game injured but we'll still include it)

Kyle Lowry per-game totals in the deciding game of a playoff series for the Raptors: 22p, 5.4r, 6a.

Those numbers are better than his career regular season numbers. As good as his PEAK two regular seasons.

Kyle Lowry has higher career ppg in the playoffs than he does in the regular season.

His TS% is better in the playoffs than Westbrook, Tony Parker, Carmelo, Conley, Wall and D-Rose's playoff TS% are.

[MrAndrada]

"Orlando Magic shot the ball really really well"
ORL FG% - 40%
TOR FG% - 45%


Nope.

[pierrelol]

Would you rather have a player who underperforms in game 1 and goes off in the rest if the series or vise versa

[jxyshon-]

Raptors got this I know kawhi has the ability to single handily beat the magic

[TyrannosaurusThunder]

Put Jeremy Lin or the Super Fan in to substitute FFS.

[thomascasterwell]

ESPN: Whats going on with Kyle Lowry??
Me: Playoffs

[jordan]

He's not a star and Y'all need to stop treating him as such. I don't care if he makes all stars if he was in the west he'd be like Jeff Teague: irrelevant. He's not even a top 5 point guard in the east. Kyrie, D'lo, Trae Young, Kemba, and Bledsoe are all better than his ass.And that's not mentioning guys like John Wall.

[stevelerr]

Funny how all year Raptor fans were blaming it all on Derozan when they always ignored Lowrys struggles in postseason

[AceSuprxme]

{Game 2 happens}
Nobody:
Paul Pierce: So Kyle's *still* a regular season player

[Abeisgreat]

The raps will win in 5. Orlando's roll players just had an unusually good game they shot 40% from 3. And the raps had an unusually bad shooting night. Danny Green missed easy shots, lowry missed easy shots, norm Powell missed easy shots, Gasol missed easy shots, and they shot terribly from the free throw line and we didn't play Kawhi enough. That will all change.

Thank you.

[Charlie-jfme]

This year Lowry's playoff mode is just as good as LeBron's.

[DRoseFast]

Regardless of Lowry’s unpredictable performance in playoffs, Raptors will still win the series against Magic. Just plain simple fact. I still can’t see Orlando beating Toronto in this series. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Friendlybart]

In the playoffs lowry averages 17.6 points, 6.2 assists and 4 rebounds on 40% shooting. It’s just one game people are overreacting they’ll be fine

[TyrannosaurusThunder]

Everyone said "Raptors will make Finals" or "at least Raptors will make ECF."

And here I am thinking (as a Raptors fan) "Who the F is counting out Orlando?" I think we have seen our fair share of dismal playoff performances over the years...

[dabuilder-]

Lmao were all the raptors fans i swear they were talking the most during the regular season

[THABOMB]

Paul Pierce: In my opinion, i was the best Game 1 player of all time

[robsmith]

Raptors need a 2nd go to scorer. Lowry is a good point guard but he ain’t a “go to” scorer. They need someone like Derrick Rose or Lou Williams who can provide legit scoring

[johnathanpark]

I am a raptors fan but i cant even look a kyle lowry face anymore he is hands down the biggest chocker in Toronto sports history!!!

[Clips_]

Lowry has been like this since end of November early December, if he can avg 15 then we good, also he needs to stop forcing 3s and play the 2 game

[Nightskyninja]

Still not giving us credit, focusing on just Lowry and nothing else. The Magic didn’t even play their best game, we only shot 40% overall. But we stepped up in the clutch and made big shots.