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.
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:
Hoops Habit's Josh Eberley was wondering why the Raptors trusted Lowry in the clutch situation before the desperation attempt fell:
Turner Sports' Matt Winer felt any struggles Lowry endured to that point could be at least temporarily forgiven:
Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post didn't know what else to attribute it to other than the generally unpredictable nature of athletic competition:
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Heat vs. Raptors: Twitter Reacts to Kyle Lowry’s Game-Tying Shot in Game 1
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