Boston Celtics 78-96 Toronto Raptors: 5 talking points

#1 DeRozan and Lowry's subpar performances

DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry (Image courtesy: slamonline.com)

Last playoffs, DeRozan and Lowry failed from beyond the arc. They failed to be clutch and consistent with what they do best. This season, there's been a dip in DeRozan's recent form is evident, especially missing a few easy chances in today's game. He made 17 attempts in total, in that only making 6 of them and ending the game with only 16 points. He has not been shooting well from beyond the arc this season shooting below 30% but today made 3 three-pointers out of the four attempted. A positive sign before the Playoffs.

Kyle Lowry was very good defensively. He took responsibility for rotating the ball on the offensive end of the court. His shooting percentage was much better than DeRozan today with 45% but needs to improve if they are to go deep in the playoffs.