The Toronto Raptors aren't putting a great deal of thought into two possessions that featured excessive contact during Game 3 against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.
It was midway through the second quarter when Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry took an elbow below the belt from a fallen Ben Simmons after boxing out the 22-year-old Aussie under the basket. Lowry was extremely vocal with officials afterward but no whistle was blown and the play was never reviewed.
"It's nothing. He said he didn't mean to do it. I'm not gonna dwell on something that wasn't called," Lowry said following Toronto's 119-95 blowout loss, according to TSN's Josh Lewenberg. "It is what it is. It's not a big deal."
Later in the game, Raptors forward Pascal Siakam was assessed a flagrant-1 foul for intentionally tripping All-Star Joel Embiid following what he believed to be a non-call on his drive to the basket.
Siakam expressed remorse for his actions after Toronto's defeat and admitted to being frustrated that a foul was not called on his layup attempt.
"That's my guy," Siakam said, adding that he wasn't attempting to hurt Embiid.
Siakam was one of three Raptors to score in double figures, contributing 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting in 34 minutes of action. Lowry had only seven points on 2-of-10 from the field across 38 minutes and was a team-worst minus-28.
Philadelphia owns a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals with Game 4 going down Sunday afternoon.