Kyle Lowry and company compensate ... postseason—and tightening their grip on Lowry in the paint. To reach the conference finals last year the Raptors needed 14 games to advance past the seventh ...

Sportsnet's Michael Grange added: “They wanted to keep Kyle Lowry. That season it had been kind of tumultuous.” Ultimately, of course, the Raptors held onto their superstar and adorned him ...