Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
31
18
49
2648
2650
36
12
33
87
36
41
30
25
83
27
12
39
2
24
6
9
21
109
4
910
51
6
1924
88
5
97
76
78
47
15
62
00
66
31
32
2823
6060
98
33
34
2222
1010
45
59
39
66
88
24
112
11
75
02
22
2632
6060
9
5
56
19
8
42
9
7
78
4
1
5
0
6
3
3
28
60
10
1
10
24
8
33
7
6
86
7
5
12
0
6
1
2
23
60
9
3
33
22
10
45
5
3
60
8
2
10
1
7
0
2
26
60
8
3
38
22
10
45
9
9
100
8
4
12
1
5
2
2
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
37
12
22
55
5
12
42
15
16
94
0
4
4
7
0
0
3
3
44
15
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
33
5
13
38
1
4
25
3
4
75
3
5
8
1
1
0
1
1
14
-4
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
31
4
13
31
1
5
20
2
2
100
1
2
3
6
1
0
1
3
11
-3
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
True
22
2
6
33
0
1
0
4
6
67
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
8
-9
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
14
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
4
5
-7
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
34
4
11
36
1
5
20
1
2
50
2
3
5
5
2
0
2
3
10
8
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
22
2
7
29
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
5
7
1
0
0
0
0
5
5
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
19
2
7
29
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
1
0
1
6
9
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
16
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
0
1
0
3
4
8
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
6
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
none
Jordan
Mickey
Jordan Mickey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
February
2017
Friday
TD Garden
Boston
Lakers
Los Angeles
True
Raptors
Toronto
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
30
20
50
3347
3059
31
8
26
78
41
53
25
14
56
33
8
41
5
17
6
15
29
104
4
711
13
2
2221
1312
59
410
35
9
1010
43
1053
02
74
31
51
3032
6060
68
13
19
1916
97
5
74
42
57
94
10
104
12
42
11
45
2319
6060
7
1
14
22
13
59
4
3
75
10
4
14
0
7
3
5
30
60
11
3
27
21
12
57
10
5
50
10
3
13
2
4
1
1
32
60
6
1
17
19
9
47
7
4
57
9
1
10
1
4
1
4
23
60
8
3
38
16
7
44
4
2
50
4
0
4
2
2
1
5
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyle
Lowry
Kyle Lowry
True
37
12
20
60
4
11
36
4
6
67
0
2
2
5
2
0
3
2
32
-2
none
DeMarre
Carroll
DeMarre Carroll
True
37
2
8
25
2
6
33
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
1
0
1
3
6
-2
none
Norman
Powell
Norman Powell
True
32
6
9
67
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
0
0
4
5
12
0
none
Patrick
Patterson
Patrick Patterson
True
20
3
6
50
1
4
25
3
5
60
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
10
3
none
Jonas
Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
True
11
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
3
3
1
0
1
2
4
3
-10
none
Lucas
Nogueira
Lucas Nogueira
False
28
3
4
75
0
1
0
4
4
100
1
4
5
0
1
4
1
4
10
7
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
False
23
4
10
40
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
1
5
8
-9
none
Terrence
Ross
Terrence Ross
False
22
3
10
30
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
6
6
3
1
0
3
2
6
0
none
Jared
Sullinger
Jared Sullinger
False
15
5
8
62
1
3
33
2
5
40
2
4
6
1
0
0
0
3
13
-8
none
Jakob
Pöltl
Jakob Pöltl
False
9
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
-4
none
Pascal
Siakam
Pascal Siakam
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Fred
VanVleet
Fred VanVleet
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Delon
Wright
Delon Wright
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
February
2017
Friday
Amway Center
Orlando
Magic
Orlando
False
The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors , 109 - 104 , at TD Garden on Wednesday . Despite the Raptors leading for the first 42 minutes of this game , the Celtics took the most important one to escape with a win . In fact , the five - point margin was Boston 's biggest lead , as they held the lead for less than three total minutes . The fourth quarter was the difference , with the Celtics winning that quarter , 32 - 19 . Despite dominating the shooting , the free - throw line really killed Toronto , as they shot 56 percent from the charity stripe , while Boston shot 83 percent . The assist - to - turnover differential was huge for Boston too , recording seven more assists than Toronto and committing six less turnovers . The Raptors ( 30 - 20 ) had to play this game without DeMar DeRozan ( ankle ) , as it marked their seventh loss in their last nine games . Kyle Lowry carried the load , as he led the team with 32 points , two rebounds five assists and two steals . Norman Powell started for DeRozan and finished with 12 points , five rebounds and two assists . Jared Sullinger was second on the team in scoring , dropping 13 points and six rebounds off the bench . Toronto will play the Orlando Magic on the road for their next game on Friday . The Celtics ( 31 - 18 ) have rode Isaiah Thomas ' ridiculous fourth quarter form all season and that was the recipe once again here . Thomas finished the game with 44 points and seven assists , with 19 of those coming in the fourth quarter . Jae Crowder was second on the team , providing 14 points and eight rebounds . Al Horford scored just 11 points on 4 - of - 13 shooting , but grabbed three rebounds and handed out six assists . Marcus Smart was the only other Boston player in double figures , as he accumulated 10 points , five rebounds , five assists and two steals off the bench . The Celtics next game is on Friday , as they host the Los Angeles Lakers . Toronto looked poised to grab a huge road win , but Boston made the final push that gave them the victory . In fact , Toronto led for the first 42 minutes of this game , with the Celtics largest lead being the five - point final margin . The fourth quarter was decisive , as Boston won that quarter , 32 - 19 . Fee-throw shooting was the Raptors downfall , as they hit just 56 percent , while the Celtics shot 83 percent from the charity stripe . Kyle Lowry carried the load in the absence of DeMar DeRozan ( ankle ) , as he tallied 32 points , five assists and two steals . Powell started for DeRozan and finished with 12 points , five rebounds and two assists . Jared Sullinger played well off the bench , totaling 13 points and six rebounds . Isaiah Thomas was the player of the game , as he accumulated 44 points , four rebounds and seven assists . Jae Crowder was second on the team in scoring , providing 14 points and eight rebounds .
The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors, 109 - 104, at TD Garden on Wednesday. Despite the Raptors leading for the first 42 minutes of this game, the Celtics took the most important one to escape with a win. In fact, the five - point margin was Boston's biggest lead, as they held the lead for less than three total minutes. The fourth quarter was the difference, with the Celtics winning that quarter, 32 - 19. Despite dominating the shooting, the free - throw line really killed Toronto, as they shot 56 percent from the charity stripe, while Boston shot 83 percent. The assist - to - turnover differential was huge for Boston too, recording seven more assists than Toronto and committing six less turnovers. The Raptors (30 - 20) had to play this game without DeMar DeRozan (ankle), as it marked their seventh loss in their last nine games. Kyle Lowry carried the load, as he led the team with 32 points, two rebounds five assists and two steals. Norman Powell started for DeRozan and finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. Jared Sullinger was second on the team in scoring, dropping 13 points and six rebounds off the bench. Toronto will play the Orlando Magic on the road for their next game on Friday. The Celtics (31 - 18) have rode Isaiah Thomas' ridiculous fourth quarter form all season and that was the recipe once again here. Thomas finished the game with 44 points and seven assists, with 19 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Jae Crowder was second on the team, providing 14 points and eight rebounds. Al Horford scored just 11 points on 4 - of - 13 shooting, but grabbed three rebounds and handed out six assists. Marcus Smart was the only other Boston player in double figures, as he accumulated 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals off the bench. The Celtics next game is on Friday, as they host the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors, 109 - 104, at TD Garden on Wednesday. Despite the Raptors leading for the first 42 minutes of this game, the Celtics took the most important one to escape with a win. In fact, the five - point margin was Boston's biggest lead, as they held the lead for less than three total minutes. The fourth quarter was the difference, with the Celtics winning that quarter, 32 - 19. Despite dominating the shooting, the free - throw line really killed Toronto, as they shot 56 percent from the charity stripe, while Boston shot 83 percent. The assist - to - turnover differential was huge for Boston too, recording seven more assists than Toronto and committing six less turnovers. The Raptors (30 - 20) had to play this game without DeMar DeRozan (ankle), as it marked their seventh loss in their last nine games. Kyle Lowry carried the load, as he led the team with 32 points, two rebounds five assists and two steals. Norman Powell started for DeRozan and finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. Jared Sullinger was second on the team in scoring, dropping 13 points and six rebounds off the bench. Toronto will play the Orlando Magic on the road for their next game on Friday. The Celtics (31 - 18) have rode Isaiah Thomas' ridiculous fourth quarter form all season and that was the recipe once again here. Thomas finished the game with 44 points and seven assists, with 19 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Jae Crowder was second on the team, providing 14 points and eight rebounds. Al Horford scored just 11 points on 4 - of - 13 shooting, but grabbed three rebounds and handed out six assists. Marcus Smart was the only other Boston player in double figures, as he accumulated 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals off the bench. The Celtics next game is on Friday, as they host the Los Angeles Lakers. Toronto looked poised to grab a huge road win, but Boston made the final push that gave them the victory. In fact, Toronto led for the first 42 minutes of this game, with the Celtics largest lead being the five - point final margin. The fourth quarter was decisive, as Boston won that quarter, 32 - 19. Fee-throw shooting was the Raptors downfall, as they hit just 56 percent, while the Celtics shot 83 percent from the charity stripe. Kyle Lowry carried the load in the absence of DeMar DeRozan (ankle), as he tallied 32 points, five assists and two steals. Powell started for DeRozan and finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. Jared Sullinger played well off the bench, totaling 13 points and six rebounds. Isaiah Thomas was the player of the game, as he accumulated 44 points, four rebounds and seven assists. Jae Crowder was second on the team in scoring, providing 14 points and eight rebounds.
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0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none