Lowry, a two-time All-Star, had five turnovers in the first half and missed all four of his 3-point shots before he left the bench with 2 1/2 minutes remaining in the second quarter to blow off some steam. The Cavs were in the midst of a 16-2 run, 12-2 of which came after Lowry's exit.
"Just to kind of decompress, get back there, kind of relax my body and relax my mind," Lowry said. "And knowing that we had a chance to kind of make some things [happen], I wanted to get myself going and get my teammates going and get the team going. It was nothing more than just kind of to decompress, breathe and get back out."