Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons - Full Game Highlights | April 5, 2017 | 2016-17 NBA Season

The Toronto Raptors took exception to Lance Stephenson's decision to break an unwritten rule Tuesday night when he converted a layup in the waning seconds of the Indiana Pacers' 108-90 win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. 

On Wednesday, Stephenson responded with a post on Instagram that depicted Raptors guard Norman Powell throwing down a windmill dunk in the final stages of a 24-point win over the Philadelphia 76ers last April to highlight what he believes was hypocrisy on Toronto's part. 

In the caption, Stephenson wrote: "They got mad at me for what I did but look at this. All I did was jelly. When Lance Stephenson do it's a big deal." 

DeMar DeRozan ventured into the lane, found the door closed and twisted himself to kick the ball out to his old friend Kyle Lowry, wide open at the top of the three-point arc.

Lowry caught the pass in the rhythm, stepped into his shot with confidence and let it fly. It dropped for his 186th made-three of the season, but his first in 21 games and his first since undergoing surgery on his shooting wrist just after the all-star break.

At that moment all was well in Lowry’s world and, by the full extension of Lowry’s right wrist, all was well with the Raptors, too.

In the big picture, that’s really all that matters.

Not only did Lowry return from missing nearly a quarter of the season, he quickly and comfortably picked up where he left off as Toronto’s most effective player.

And the smaller picture?

It too was pretty good. Amazing really, as not only did Lowry come back healthy, but he led a comeback as only he can. In his first competitive game in nearly two months, the Raptors’ all-star point guard put his stamp on every facet of the contest, never more than in the fourth quarter of the 105-102 win. It made for a memorable last visit to The Palace of Auburn Hills before the Pistons head downtown to Little Caesars Arena next season.

He led both teams in scoring with 27 and only DeRozan matched his 10 assists. His 42 minutes were a game-high and proof of how badly his teammates needed him as they had to scrap and claw on the second night of a back-to-back on the road from down 20 with four minutes left in the second half and down 12 with just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter.

It was yet another of Lowry’s growing list of remarkable, signature performances in a Raptors uniform, and maybe the most surprising of all.

So Kyle, can you evaluate your first game back?

"No, I can’t," he said. "I’m too F’in tired. We won, that’s all that matters."