Raps' Lowry 'can't feel' thumb during game

Kyle Lowry's scoring hasn't slowed despite suffering a left thumb injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals.

However, the Toronto Raptors guard acknowledged that it is affecting other aspects of his game, specifically his playmaking.

"It's about passing. I'm a big passer," Lowry said Wednesday during an appearance on ESPN's "The Jump." "You know, the flicking of the passing, the kind of - the ball movement, handling the ball. During the game, honestly, I can't feel my thumb."

Lowry averaged 7.1 assists per contest during the first two rounds of the postseason but that dropped by nearly two assists in the Eastern Conference finals against the Bucks. The five-time All-Star did raise his offensive production against Milwaukee, though, averaging 19.2 points on 50.7 percent shooting from the floor - including a 46.5 percent mark from distance - to help lift the Raptors to their first-ever NBA Finals appearance.

Game 1 is Thursday at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena.