Kyle Lowry

Cross-checked NBA and Raptors histories, official box scores, playoff recaps, championship retrospectives, and recurring historical discussion. The order traces Lowry's authorship of Toronto's transformation: his first great home playoff performance, the franchise's 2016 breakthrough and conference-finals high point, then the two closeouts that completed the 2019 championship run.

1. #1. Lowry opened the final game at Oracle Arena with Toronto's first 11 points and finished with 26 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds, driving the 114–110 win that delivered the franchise's first championship. NBA: 2019 Finals Game 6 wrap · NBA: Finals Game 6 statistical analysis
2. #2. Lowry scored 35 points with nine assists and seven rebounds in a 116–89 Game 7 rout of Miami, sending Toronto to the conference finals for the first time in franchise history. NBA: Raptors–Heat 2016 Game 7 recap · NBA official Heat–Raptors Game 7 box score
3. #3. Lowry poured in 35 points on 14-of-20 shooting, including the late pull-up that stopped Cleveland's comeback, as Toronto won 105–99 to level its first conference-finals series at two games apiece. NBA official Cavaliers–Raptors Game 4 record · NBA official Cavaliers–Raptors Game 4 box score
4. #4. Lowry added 17 points and eight assists while defending Khris Middleton, then created Kawhi Leonard's transition dunk that sealed Toronto's 15-point comeback and its first trip to the NBA Finals. NBA: Lowry's leadership lifts Toronto to its first Finals · NBA official Bucks–Raptors Game 6 box score
5. #5. In the first home playoff series of Toronto's revival, Lowry scored a then-playoff-career-high 36 points with six assists as the Raptors survived Brooklyn 115–113 and took a 3–2 lead. NBA: 2014 Raptors–Nets Game 5 archive · Raptors official Nets–Raptors Game 5 record

Reviewed through 2026-07-18