Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationTatum's 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime gives the Celtics a 126-123 victory over the Raptors
Tatum finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 27 points. Al Horford and Derrick White scored 18 points apiece.
Toronto has lost seven straight and failed to register its first road win of the season despite getting a career-high 35 points from Jakob Poeltl, who finished 16 of 19 from the field with 12 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 25 points and 10 rebounds.
With the game tied at 112 in regulation, Barrett connected on a runner in the lane and was fouled by Brown with 59 seconds remaining. But Barrett missed his ensuing free throw.
Boston’s Neemias Queta, who started in place of Jrue Holiday (left knee tendinopathy), scored a driving layup on Boston’s next possession.
Celtics: The Celtics improved to 11-3 and avoided losing for the third time at TD Garden this season.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
5th 0.0 | End of Game | 123 - 126 | |
5th 0.0 | End of the 1st Overtime | 123 - 126 | |
5th 0.0 | (00:00) [Raptors] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 123 - 126 | |
5th 0.0 | Jayson Tatum makes 29-foot three pointer | 123 - 126 | |
5th 20.0 | Payton Pritchard enters the game for Neemias Queta | 123 - 123 |
Statistics
TOR | BOS | |
---|---|---|
50-98 | FG | 44-99 |
51.0 | Field Goal % | 44.4 |
9-23 | 3PT | 21-61 |
39.1 | Three Point % | 34.4 |
14-21 | FT | 17-19 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 89.5 |
46 | Rebounds | 42 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
35 | Assists | 30 |
3 | Steals | 2 |
2 | Blocks | 6 |
9 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
21 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
76 | Points in Paint | 42 |
19 | Fouls | 20 |
7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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