'Lowry is a man'

"Lowry is a man."

This was what my friend's text message said tonight as I was busy fulfilling my duties as a pizza delivery man (that's right, man) and missing the Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 104-95.

What could this text possibly mean? Surely my friend wasn't pointing out the obvious fact that, physiologically, Kyle Lowery is a man. So I asked him.

"He just had another sick game."

Okay, this makes more sense. But how sick was his game?

Well, Lowry's game was pretty sick. He had 18 points, shot 7-11, and notched a triple-double. Lowry's latest game is a reflection of how well he's been playing this entire season. All his numbers are up this season, and he's doing a pretty solid job proving to the NBA that he's an above-average starting point guard.

Will he make the East All-Star team? He should, but Kyrie Irving will lock up one of the two remaining guard spots. That leaves the other spot open to either Lowry or Deron Williams. Coaches select the reserve spots, and these spots generally better represent who's playing well season by season much more accurately than the fan vote. Lowry is having a better season than Williams, so here's hoping the coaches make the "right" choice (I consider this the right choice due to my delusional loyalty to the Raptors).

Didn't watch the game tonight? Here's the highlight pack.