101 - 115

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: TD Garden

Officials: Nick Buchert, James Williams, and Che Flores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Raptors	26	20	31	24	101
Boston Celtics	26	28	26	35	115

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Toronto Raptors	101	40-84	47.6%	8-20	40.0%	13-18	72.2%	6	42	31	16	6	15	4
Boston Celtics	115	47-88	53.4%	8-28	28.6%	13-16	81.3%	12	51	25	19	10	15	3

PLAYER STATS


Toronto Raptors	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Scottie Barnes^SF	32:05	10	5-14	0-3	0-0	1	5	6	8	3	0	4	2	-15
Brandon Ingram^PF	33:32	15	6-13	0-1	3-3	1	2	3	4	0	1	2	1	-13
Jakob Poeltl^C	20:05	14	7-9	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	4	-16
RJ Barrett^SG	35:23	15	6-17	1-4	2-2	1	4	5	4	0	1	3	2	-15
Ja’Kobe Walter^PG	32:03	16	6-9	4-5	0-3	0	2	2	1	2	1	0	2	-5
Collin Murray-Boyles	25:52	12	5-8	0-0	2-4	1	4	5	5	1	1	1	2	-1
Jamal Shead	25:40	7	2-8	1-3	2-2	1	0	1	5	0	0	2	1	-7
Sandro Mamukelashvili	24:03	10	2-4	2-3	4-4	0	6	6	4	0	0	0	2	-8
A.J. Lawson	05:36	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gradey Dick	01:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jonathan Mogbo	01:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Trayce Jackson-Davis	01:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Alijah Martin	01:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jamison Battle	01:08	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Garrett Temple	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chucky Hepburn	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Immanuel Quickley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston Celtics	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Sam Hauser^SF	26:29	8	3-7	1-4	1-1	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	9
Jayson Tatum^PF	34:00	23	7-15	2-6	7-8	0	13	13	7	3	0	5	3	13
Neemias Queta^C	33:52	18	9-10	0-0	0-0	5	2	7	4	0	3	0	4	30
Jaylen Brown^SG	35:26	26	11-20	1-3	3-5	3	3	6	3	2	0	5	2	13
Derrick White^PG	34:53	10	4-7	2-3	0-0	1	5	6	6	1	0	1	1	20
Payton Pritchard	30:10	17	7-12	1-3	2-2	0	1	1	3	3	0	1	2	9
Jordan Walsh	13:07	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-6
Baylor Scheierman	16:47	5	2-8	1-5	0-0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nikola Vučević	13:00	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	0	2	4	-14
Ron Harper Jr.	01:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Hugo González	01:08	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Luka Garza	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Shulga	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Tonje	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amari Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

168 | 4 hours ago

I find myself hoping Boston can just break even in the non-Queta minutes like he’s fucking Jokic

shit_eating_fan | 76ers

64 | 3 hours ago

+30 in a game that was close for a majority of it is crazy

Im__Ron__Burgundy | Celtics

26 | 3 hours ago

They had a nice run in his last couple minutes, but Vucevic was a -19 in his first 11 minutes. Lead evaporated every time he came in.

Otternomaly | 76ers

7 | 3 hours ago

How was he doing before the injury? Only caught his first few games after the trade and it seemed like he fit relatively well as a stretch 5

lyonhawk | Celtics

14 | 3 hours ago

He hurt his finger like 12 seconds into Tatum’s first game back.

CharlemagneIS | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

For the greater good

nevermindthatyoudope | Celtics

10 | 3 hours ago

Fits what they want offensively, somehow even a bigger liability than Garza defensively.

Designer_B | Supersonics

7 | 3 hours ago

Idk why you guys just don’t run Garza. He’s consistently a positive +- and does all the little things at max effort.

brickvanexel | Celtics

3 | 2 hours ago

I agree and I wish they still had Simons, dude was super fun once he found his footing

CharlemagneIS | Celtics

1 | 44 minutes ago

He’s good, just gets cooked against teams with more agile bigs

RajinIII | Celtics

2 | 35 minutes ago

I suspect that’s what will happen during the playoffs. Vucc has a higher ceiling offensively theoretically. I think it makes sense to try to make it work with Vucc and then just fall back to Garza if it doesn’t work out.

1mYourHuckleberry93 | Raptors

1 | 3 hours ago

Yea that’s because he’s not a winning player. Unless you are Nikola Jokic you aren’t winning fuck all with a C who can’t guard. Same thing with Sabonis and Sengun.

Kyler1313

17 | 3 hours ago

Tatum + a smart screening rim runner is a cheat code.

Last year it was Kornet+Tatum this year its Queta+Tatum

theraarman | Celtics

15 | 3 hours ago

You watch Celtics basketball ✅

bhris_cratt321

6 | 3 hours ago

Just in general, ppl underrate rim runners who can defend and rebound in favor of 5-out offensive centers.

These types of bigs create so many downhill opportunities for teams and elevate star players.

thparky | Celtics

5 | 2 hours ago

and before kornet it was the timelord

randotd152

13 | 3 hours ago

He’s gotten so good it’s crazy. He’s looking like peak Joakim Noah in the last week.

netassetvalue93 | Celtics

7 | 3 hours ago

Yea I’ll give rope to Vuc since he just came back from injury (rope probably lasts until he gets a full summer with us) but that looked baaaad. Had his moments late tho when PP decided it’s winning time.

Technical-Frosting39

6 | 3 hours ago

Vuc needs the reps and if it’s not working in the playoffs they’ll go small or sprinkle in Garza, honestly I’m pretty confident in the coaching staff prepping Vuc in the time he’s been injured to have him more prepped for his defensive role.

mMounirM | Raptors

115 | 4 hours ago

jokes on you Celtics. we’ll lose to the Hornets in the play-ins and that’s who you’ll face in the 1st round.

Celtic_Legend | Celtics

79 | 4 hours ago

As long as its not the dirty magic I don’t care.

Old_Bee9473

47 | 4 hours ago

That first round series last year against them was so annoying I wanted that series to end so quickly lol and it wasn’t cause they were good.

Pumpkinmatrix | Hornets

3 | 3 hours ago

Any time we play them I just cross my fingers we survive without serious injuries.

vitalique | Celtics

44 | 4 hours ago

JT is back, so it’s not the end of the world

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

12 | 3 hours ago

I’m still hoping we have a chance to pass you guys and the 76ers to get the 6 seed. If we win tonight, we’re only half a game behind.

juicejug | Celtics

13 | 3 hours ago

As a Celtics fan I’m hoping for that too lol. Although an upstart Sixers in the first round is no fun either.

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

6 | 3 hours ago

Well let us win on Tuesday then lol.

fueelin | Celtics

6 | 3 hours ago

I mean, I’m down, but if you think I’m going to suggest that to Joe Mazulla of all people… I value my health too much for that!

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

5 | 3 hours ago

Mazulla might actually use his ancient martial arts to destroy my meridians if I suggested this to his face

juicejug | Celtics

6 | 3 hours ago

Unfortunately that’s not how we do things. We try to win every game and let the seeds fall where they may - if y’all win on Tuesday it’s because you outplayed us. We don’t need to be thumbing our nose at the bball gods with the kind of season we’re having.

Van_Horn | Celtics

3 | 3 hours ago

The East is definitely looking way better than it seemed at the beggining of the season.

hickok3 | Raptors

1 | 2 hours ago

Problem is you will have played an extra game, and your 3 remaining games are against other East playoff teams. Knicks and Boston are still fighting for 2nd(also 3rd for Knicks), whereas Det is locked into 1st, so they may rest guys in that game.

6ers have 2 games against tanking teams, and Raps have 1 plus 2 games against the Heat, who we have matched up well against this year.

Gonna be a tight finish regardless though.

DriveByStoning | BOS

7 | 3 hours ago

Tatum hates the Hornets, so they’ll be fine.

theraarman | Celtics

9 | 3 hours ago

He actually loves them because he can drop sick statlines on em and he has a huge fanbase in Charlotte 😝

YeOldeBarbar | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

I like to think it’s because of him saying it was important to him to play even on a “Monday night in Charlotte” because fans may be seeing him for the first or only time

iritian | Celtics

2 | 2 hours ago

He went to Duke too

SquimJim | Celtics

3 | 3 hours ago

NOOOOOOOO!!!

I was hoping for a Heat vs. Raps play-in game to decide the 7th seed

L4ZERDT | Celtics

118 | 4 hours ago

Queta is a top 10 center itl argue with a wall

Careless_Carpet2248

34 | 3 hours ago

If we can lock him down this summer for something like 60-80 mil over 4 years I would be ecstatic

Clintocracy | Celtics

21 | 3 hours ago

Everyone is going to be looking for a splash trade/signing this offseason but we should really just commit money to keeping this squad in tact as long possible

YewEhVeeInbound | Celtics

1 | an hour ago

Queta quietly emerging as the 3rd in our big 3?

Qaanol | Warriors Bandwagon

3 | an hour ago

Pritchard, White, and Queta, I presume

Mg29reaper | Celtics

8 | 3 hours ago

Hes on the current deal still next year

SquimJim | Celtics

11 | 3 hours ago

We can work with him to decline the team option and give him a longer-term team-friendly deal where he gets like 10-15 more mil next year

randotd152

4 | 3 hours ago

I think they keep him for a lot less. He’s worth $20M a year, but a) it’s been one year of this production and b) he’s still got another year at only $2M.

If I’m Queta and somebody is shoving 4/$50M in my face this offseason, I jump at it and ask no questions. Shit happens in this league, and turning down a bag when offered is too risky for a guy who hasn’t had a real contract yet.

khlaylav

6 | 3 hours ago

That low?

CDR57 | Celtics

1 | an hour ago

“Argue with a wall” is going in the hip pocket thank you very much

Rrypl | Celtics

69 | 4 hours ago

Jayson Tatum rubbed a magic lamp this year and wished:

To have a miraculous return this season.
To come back rebounding like Dennis Rodman
TBD

Gold_Locksmith6087 | Celtics

38 | 4 hours ago

a championship and a finals mvp, that will be this sub’s doomsday

TatumBrownWhite | Celtics

20 | 4 hours ago

Championship

TheRuralCamel | Celtics

56 | 4 hours ago

Is JT gonna be the b2b eastern conference POTW? He’s averaging 24p/14r/9a/3s and is 3-0 this week

HS941317

16 | 3 hours ago

Yes

shmibshmob | Celtics

45 | 4 hours ago

I’m starting to think this Jayson Tatum fellow might be good at basketball

Darkhoof

41 | 4 hours ago

Queta is becoming a cornerstone of this team. It’s crazy how much the Celtics drop off when he’s off the court.

MrBhyn | Celtics

11 | 2 hours ago

Tbf Garza did not play. Vooch just got back from injury. It’s not usually this bad

theraarman | Celtics

29 | 4 hours ago

JT looking more and more confident everyday, let’s go

Mg29reaper | Celtics

23 | 4 hours ago

Winning while shooting 8-28 from 3 is a great sign

CharlemagneIS | Celtics

2 | 37 minutes ago

Most points from the paint in a Celtics game in 30 years

khlaylav

17 | 4 hours ago

Some team is going to max Neemias Queta based on how he plays with Tatum. Good lord.

DoctorMansteel | Celtics

14 | 4 hours ago

Voochi Time is coming right on schedule.

rds2mch2 | Celtics

4 | 2 hours ago

I feel like Garza isn’t that much worse tbh.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

12 | 4 hours ago

It’s the damn 4th quarter once again leading to the defeat

Just a terrible game from Scottie wtf happened to him

It was Prichard last time this time it’s Queta

Jakob and CMB are the only good things to look forward to with the Raptors

ComprehensiveList769 | Hawks

5 | 4 hours ago

They’re forcing him at point but you need a handle or jumper to have a functional offense. Defending at the forward and rim running is a lot more viable right now for scott

EarthWarping | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

He doesnt have the handle, and doesnt have a reliable shot to be a primary initiator.

mMounirM | Raptors

2 | 4 hours ago

Quickley is injured we don’t really have a choice. unless we play Shead the whole game.

nebbywildcat18 | Celtics

4 | 3 hours ago

CMB rocks. fun player

Lucky13200 | Celtics

3 | 3 hours ago

Scottie got injured in the opening minutes and looked like it was bothering him all game. I was surprised he played the whole game.

azisen | Celtics

8 | 4 hours ago

Joe has read the book of Job and channeled every single ounce of Achaemenid wisdom and truth known to man and built the entire roster on that philosophy.

vitalique | Celtics

9 | 4 hours ago

Good to see Vuc back. Solid 2nd half for Cs

Substantial-Sea-5729 | Thunder

7 | 3 hours ago

This vooch guy looks lost

ssjgoat | Celtics

3 | an hour ago

First game back from injury.

Substantial-Sea-5729 | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

Looked like his first game of basketball.

Ice_Dragon3444 | Heat

3 | 3 hours ago

The only time I will thank the Celtics for anything

schoolhater12 | Raptors

3 | 3 hours ago

The Celtics own The Raptors, Scottie Barnes has been playing like dogshit for a week and a half, and the top 4 seeds are all probably hoping that they play the Raptors. Teams probably don’t want to face Sixers because of their insane upside, The heat can easily put up 130 points, Orlando is at least physical, and Hornets are arguably the 2nd/3rd best team in the East. Hoping that the team makes the playoffs and wins 1 game so that its not too embarrassing

Dr_Acula_PhD | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

You’re correct about Toronto, I just don’t fear anything about them this year. Miami has Spo, and always has a small chance to outperform for a series(although the % is probably lower this year than previous). Philly might take some games but I don’t think over a series there’s much to worry about. Hornets are too new to the playoffs to worry me much. And Orlando I’m just worried about who got hurt for the next round.

HomeRunEnjoyer | Hawks

1 | 3 hours ago

Thank you Boston, now I just hope the Pelicans can upset the Magic.

The Boston Celtics (52-25) defeat the Toronto Raptors (43-34), 115-101.