Raptors’ Lowry practices in post-loss session

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TORONTO — Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry made an improbable shot from beyond half court at the buzzer to send Game 1 into overtime Tuesday.

But immediately following his team’s 102-96 loss to the Miami Heat, Lowry was on the practice court attached to Air Canada Centre trying to fix his broken jump shot. He later moved to the main court, following his media availability, and was practicing well past midnight ET in an empty, 19,800-seat arena.

Lowry went 3-for-13 from the field and 1-for-7 from 3-point range in Game 1. He currently is shooting 30.6 percent in the playoffs, the worst postseason percentage by any NBA player in the past 50 years (minimum 100 attempts total), according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

“I have [been in a slump like this], but not at this time, so that’s what’s frustrating,” Lowry said. “In the playoffs, all eyes are on you. It sucks to be playing this bad with all eyes on me. I know I’m better than this, so I have to pick this s— up.”

Despite his buzzer-beater that sent Game 1 to overtime Tuesday night, Kyle Lowry has been in a postseason shooting slump. Ron Turenne/NBAE/Getty Images

Lowry has shot worse than 40 percent from the field in all eight of Toronto’s postseason games, which ties J.R. Smith (2013) for the worst streak in the shot clock era (1954-55, minimum 10 attempts per game).

“I haven’t shot the ball well for a while now,” Lowry said. “Whatever. I have to find it and have fun. Be more aggressive, maybe be less aggressive, and just find a way to be myself.”

Lowry is a prideful player who …

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