TORONTO – Jayson Tatum had a double-double to energy the Boston Celtics previous the Toronto Raptors 105-96 on Monday.
Tatum completed with 19 factors, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.
Derrick White went 5-for-11 from three-point vary in a 22-point efficiency as Boston (31-9) shot 41 per cent from past the arc.
RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., scored 24 factors and pulled down 9 boards as Toronto (15-25) misplaced its fourth straight.
Immanuel Quickley had 21 factors and 6 rebounds and Pascal Siakam scored 17 because the Raptors returned house from a six-game street journey.
It was Siakam’s 510th recreation for Toronto, surpassing Chris Bosh for fifth most in workforce historical past.
Barrett made a layup and Scottie Barnes adopted that up with a six-foot bounce shot to chop Boston’s result in 29-25 on the finish of the primary quarter. Barrett and Celtics guard Jrue Vacation led all scorers with 10 factors apiece on the finish of 1.
A 9-0 run that stretched from the primary quarter into the second gave Toronto its first lead of the sport. After the 2 groups exchanged leads White drilled back-to-back three-pointers with greater than eight minutes left within the half to present Boston its lead again.
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Quickley drained a 25-foot three-pointer with 26 seconds left within the half because the Celtics held a 61-55 lead going into intermission.
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Barnes spun previous Tatum within the paint to put it in for a 73-66 lead, capping a 13-2 run by the Raptors early within the third. Boston roared again with a pair of emphatic dunks from Tatum and two free throws from Kristaps Porzingis.
Tatum put Boston on his shoulders within the remaining three minutes of the third, scoring 4 factors and shelling out two assists because the Celtics went on an 11-0 run for an 84-75 lead by the top of the quarter.
Barnes drove to the web on a breakaway and made a fadeaway jumper with 6:48 left to play as a part of a 6-0 Raptors’ run as Toronto pulled to inside eight. That drew an enormous cheer from the 19,278 at Scotiabank Area and compelled a Boston timeout.
The Raptors reeled Boston in with an 8-0 run completed off by one other layup from Barnes with two minutes to play. That minimize the Celtics’ result in 4, however White fired again with a three-pointer after which Barnes fouled Vacation, main to 2 made free throws.
After Quickley missed a discipline aim, Boston merely ran down the clock.
BROWN OUT — Celtics small ahead Jaylen Brown was held out of Boston’s lineup for the sport. Head coach Joe Mazzulla stated that Brown was out with a sore knee and obtained therapy earlier within the day. Brown is averaging 23.4 factors, 5.2 rebounds and three.5 assists per recreation.
FAN SUPPORT — Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic was fined US$25,000 by the NBA after he criticized officers following a 132-131 loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles on Jan. 9. Though he was punished for the outburst, followers in Toronto cherished it. Rajakovic, who stays off social media, stated he was unaware of the fan help even because the Raptors returned house from their six-game street journey.
“I didn’t see any of the followers, I used to be within the workplace and residential,” he stated earlier than the sport. “I’m gonna all the time attempt to shield our gamers and our group and let’s simply go away it at that.”
UP NEXT — Toronto hosts the Miami Warmth on Wednesday.
Boston welcomes the lowly San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 15, 2024.
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