“You’re an animal, dog.” Paul Pierce told Kyle Lowry five years ago. “You’re an animal.”
The words came after Game 7 of the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs of the Toronto Raptors against the Brooklyn Nets, where the Raptors fell to the Nets. Lowry, along with his best friend DeMar DeRozan, recently led the Raptors to a resurgent and franchise-best record of 48–34 after a putrid 6–12 start.
