What It Means:

Lowry was dealing with a stiff back as he refused to sit during his time on the bench, opting to lie down and stretch it out instead. Despite the pain, he still managed to play 36 minutes and shoot fairly well -- 4-for-9 from the floor, 2-for-4 from three and 6-for-6 from the line. Lowry now has two days to rest up before playing in Game 6 in Milwaukee.

Lowry has averaged 14.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.8 steals in the five games he has played this postseason.