Overview
- Payton Pritchard scored 27–28 points with eight assists and Jaylen Brown added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to pace Boston at TD Garden.
- Boston shot about 54% from the field and 50% from three (14 made) to withstand Toronto’s late push after a 20-point third-quarter lead.
- The Raptors played without Brandon Ingram, Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl, yet reserves kept them close as Ja’Kobe Walter and RJ Barrett had 19 points each and Immanuel Quickley posted 17 points with 13 assists.
- Toronto cut the deficit to six in the fourth before Boston closed with a timely run, highlighted by Brown’s late drives and free throws.
- The Celtics have won five of six and moved to 3-0 vs. Toronto this season; the Raptors’ three-game win streak ended, and Barrett left late with a left ankle injury.