Final: Celtics 132, Raptors 125 - Celtics hold off pesky, hot-shooting Raptors

WHO: Celtics (18-17) vs. Raptors (17-18)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub
TV: NBC Sports Boston

LIVE COVERAGE

Fourth quarter

• Toronto is just not going away. They are fighting until the end.


• The Celtics pushed the lead out to 12 but Stanley Johnson and Chris Boucher answered with 5 quick points, forcing a timeout.

• Jayson Tatum did his best Paul Pierce impression to close out the Raptors with a right-elbow fadeaway to close it out. He finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists


• Boston had 8 guys finish in double figures

• The Celtics started Jeff Teague instead of Daniel Theis and the offense opened up a bit.


• After looking slow and sluggish, Jaylen Brown woke up with 7 straight points and it's 16-7 C's in the 3rd.


• The Celtics are being more aggressive with their challenges of Toronto 3-pointers and their defense in general. They've now forced Toronto into 10 turnovers, matching Boston's total


• Grant Williams is (insert flame emojis). 13 points off the bench, 3-3 on 3-pointers.


• Tatum is dropping dimes. He's made a couple of brilliant passes and has 4 assists.


• Celtics win the 3rd 35-22

• Payton Pritchard and Grant Williams are keeping the Celtics close right now.


• The Raptors are up to 9-18 from 3. Chris Boucher is at 3-4


• Norm Powell is a beast so far: 17 points, 6-11 fg, 3-4 3pt.


• Kemba Walker's 15 points is keeping Boston from slipping away


• The end of the half was a bit of a disaster, with two fouls (including one that clearly wasn't a foul) allowing a quick 5-0 run to the half down to the depleted Raptors.

• The Raptors are on the back-to-back and decimated by health and safety protocols but they're hanging around early. Boston just needs to push through this and put pressure on Toronto to keep this up


• Tatum has come out strong with 7 points, 2 rebounds, and an assist in the first six minutes


• Toronto is hitting a lot of 3's and Boston is turning it over a bunch. This is a recipe for being down to a team they should be beating


• Final tally: Toronto 6-14 from 3, Boston 2-4. Boston 6 turnovers, Toronto 3. Celtics aren't really defending, and they're sloppy.

• Celtics vs. Raptors spread: Celtics -8


• Celtics vs. Raptors over-under: 221.5 points


• Celtics vs. Raptors money line: Celtics -350, Raptors +280