Overview
- Payton Pritchard led Boston with 33 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds on 13-of-24 shooting with one turnover.
- With Jaylen Brown out due to illness, the Celtics moved to 17-11 and closed a two-game sweep on consecutive nights.
- Rookie Hugo Gonzalez logged his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Luka Garza added 12 points and 10 boards with nine offensive.
- Toronto was without RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl as Boston posted a 55-37 rebounding edge and a 54-32 advantage in paint points.
- The win followed Derrick White’s 33-point performance with nine 3-pointers in a 129-116 defeat of Miami that featured 10 Boston threes in the fourth quarter.