Lowry: Passing Bosh on Raptors all-time scoring list is 'an honor'

Kyle Lowry continued cementing his case as the greatest Toronto Raptors player of all time, moving past Chris Bosh into second place on the team's career scoring list.

Following his 17-point effort in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, the six-time All-Star reflected on what it meant for him to be in the company of the fellow Raptors legend.

"Passing a guy that's a Hall of Fame finalist, shout out to Chris Bosh, what he did for this franchise, just carrying it for a while, to pass him is an honor," Lowry said, according to Raptors.com's Holly MacKenzie. "It's something I never shot for or tried to do. It's just amazing that I was able to do something like that and pass a great player like Chris."

Lowry (10,288 points) only trails DeMar DeRozan (13,296) for the top spot on the team's all-time scoring list. The floor general has also accumulated the most assists (4,155), 3-point makes (1,473), steals (862), triple-doubles (16), and wins (361) by a single player in Raptors history.

"I don't think he was ever billed as the guy, when he came here, eight years ago, that he was going to score in historical proportions like he's done," Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said of Lowry's achievement.

"Credit to him for his determination, how he's built his game, his shooting, his longevity. He's out there every night, throwing his body around, finding ways to get the ball in the basket, night after night, for a lot of years now. That's quite an accomplishment for him."