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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is hugged by Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan after Lowry made the game-winning basket to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry was named the Eastern Conference's player of the week Monday.

Lowry led the conference in scoring (28.8 points per game) while shooting 28-for-47 (.596) from the field in Toronto's three games. He finished 7-for-17 (.412) from three-point range and also was ranked second in the East in assists (8.7).

Lowry had a career-high 43 points in Toronto's 99-97 home win over Cleveland on Friday night, scoring the game-winning basket with 3.9 seconds remaining.

Toronto is home to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

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