Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Derrick White scored 14 of his 27 in the first quarter and the Boston Celtics beat Toronto 121-113, holding on late after blowing a 23-point lead in the second half.

We think Boston ought to win, but as we have seen, both teams are hungry and better than billed, so a loss is not out of the question if the Celtics lay an egg.

Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each had 15, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors.

Boston lost a 23-point lead, but responded in the clutch to move to third in the Eastern Conference standings.

And while Toronto was without starting big man Jakob Poeltl as the German center was dealing with back pain, Raptors center Sandro Mamukelashvili chose not to lean on that as an excuse for being beat on the boards by Boston.

The Celtics won their fifth straight Sunday in Toronto, taking down the Raptors to vault into third place in the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics, powered by Payton Pritchard 's 33 points and a dominating rebounding performance, took down the Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night.

From the point of view of the Boston Celtics, their 112-96 road win vs. the Toronto Raptors on Saturday (Dec. 20) afternoon was a team win, with not only the club's veteran starters filling in the scoring gaps left by the absence of star forward Jaylen Brown -- waylaid by illness -- but also the bench.

The Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 121-113 on the road at Scotiabank Arena this Sunday (Dec. 7) night despite a strong second-half push from the Raptors thanks to strong play from Jaylen Brown (30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, and a ...

Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each had 15, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night.Neemias Queta scored 14 points, Luka Garza had ...

Jayson Tatum will not play on Friday night when the Boston Celtics face the Toronto Raptors on December 20, 2025. The Celtics forward remains sidelined as he continues his recovery from right Achilles surgery,