Heat vs. Raptors: Twitter Reacts to Kyle Lowry’s Game-Tying Shot in Game 1

The Air Canada Centre went wild Tuesday when Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry heaved in a half-court shot at the fourth-quarter buzzer to force overtime against the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series.

Kyle Lowry’s prayer was answered! https://t.co/msrkDCu86v

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 4, 2016

Lowry had missed his prior five three-point attempts in Tuesday’s contest but made his first make count after Heat center Hassan Whiteside split a pair of free throws, triggering a massive reaction on Twitter.

Dime Magazine invoked native Toronto rapper Drake to celebrate the epic Lowry shot, which tied the game’s score at 90:

LOWRY!!!! pic.twitter.com/Pi2MGDwoAJ

— Dime Magazine (@DimeMag) May 4, 2016

Hoops Habit’s Josh Eberley was wondering why the Raptors trusted Lowry in the clutch situation before the desperation attempt fell:   

I was ready to type, “why give it to Lowry?”

— Josh Eberley (@JoshEberley) May 4, 2016

Turner Sports’ Matt Winer felt any struggles Lowry endured to that point could be at least temporarily forgiven:

Kyle Lowry just erased every second of struggle he’s …

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