To a degree this was scripted, with Kyle Lowry given a heartfelt pregame tribute in his return to Scotiabank Arena, and with the Miami Heat playing it safe on the second night of their back-to-back by holding out Jimmy Butler, P.J. Tucker, Dewayne Dedmon and Gabe Vincent.
And yet there is no way Sunday night’s 114-109 victory over the Toronto Raptors could have been scripted to this degree.
With Victor Oladipo (yes, Victor Oladipo) to the rescue.
