RJ Barrett had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors snapped a 10-game losing streak against Boston with a 110-97 victory over the Celtics.
Two short weeks after losing by 54 points in Boston, the Toronto Raptors handed the Celtics their most humbling loss of the season.
Toronto came into tonight's action ranked third in fast break points in the NBA, while Boston is dead last in that regard. In indeed, the Raptors scored 18 points in transition, taking advantage of some sluggish defense on the part of the Celtics. Boston scored just 5 going the other way.
Payton Pritchard had 20 points to lead the Celtics. Jayson Tatum had just 16 points and Jaylen Brown had 10, with the All-Star duo combining to make just 9 of 31 shots.
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The Toronto Raptors pulled off the biggest upset of the season by knocking off the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night
A pair of division foes in the Eastern Conference meet up on Wednesday, Jan. 15 when the Boston Celtics travel to take on the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Boston is favored by 14.5 points in the latest Celtics vs. Raptors odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 229.5 points. Before entering any Raptors vs. Celtics picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
TL;DR: Live stream Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The Boston Celtics head to Scotiabank Arena to face the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Celtics are 28-11, which puts them in second place. The Raptors are are 9-31, which puts them in 13th place.
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The Raptors, for their part, are doing a fantastic job positioning the team for lottery odds with just 2 wins in their last 10 contests.
Either way, they took down Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors 104-101 as 5-point home underdogs. Things get a little more difficult because the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics are next in line, and oddsmakers have the Raptors as massive 14.5-point pups tonight.