Title: Shooting slump for Raptors’ Derozan, Lowry remains focal point before Game 1
Date: May 3, 2016
Original Source: Sportsnet
Synopsis: I provided Sportsnet with a quick-hit notebook from the Raptors’ shootaround ahead of Game 1 of their 2nd-round series against the Heat.
Ask anyone to predict the outcome for the second-round playoff series between the Raptors and the Heat, you’re almost sure to hear a caveat about the performance of Toronto’s two All-Stars.
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan struggled mightily from the floor against the Pacers, both shooting below 32 percent overall and below 19 percent on threes. As a result, both ranked in the bottom-five in effective field-goal percentage, a shooting percentage that accounts for the added value of 3-point shots, among the 63 players who took at least 50 attempts.
“I think George Hill and Paul George did a remarkable job on our two All-Stars,” general manager Masai Ujiri told Sportsnet on Monday “For [Lowry and DeRozan] to get through this without playing their best basketball, I think there’s good stuff to come… They’re just too good for it to go on forever.”
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Blake Murphy Sports Writing 