Raptors living in moment with playoff run again on line

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TORONTO — Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry came into his news conference on the morning of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals with a hood covering his face.

The Raptors may have their backs against the wall again, but in a Jekyll and Hyde playoff run that began April 16, they’re still having fun and enjoying themselves along the way.

“I’m just living every day, every hour,” Lowry, who was named to the All-NBA third team, said Friday. “I’ve played bad, I’ve played good, I’ve play bad, I’ve played good. I’m just happy to be in this position, to still be here playing basketball.”

“When you know the moment is really there, you understand that you have to do whatever you can to live to fight another day, and that’s what we have to do tonight.”

DeMar DeRozan ahead of Game 6 of the Eastern finals in Toronto

The Raptors are looking to become the first team since the 1988 Los Angeles Lakers to play in three consecutive playoff series that go to a Game 7.

History suggests that won’t happen. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Cavaliers have won the last six games in which they have had a chance to clinch a postseason series on the road.

But the Raptors don’t worry about the past. They’ve made plenty of history in 2015-16, reaching this stage for the first time as a franchise.

Toronto coach Dwane Casey has learned this much about his players through what will become a 20-game playoff sample size Friday …

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