Kawhi Leonard had 31 points (15 in the third quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics 113-101.
Fred VanVleet’s reverse layup put the Raptors ahead for good with 8:52 left in the fourth quarter.
The Celtics got within 101-99 on Al Horford’s 3-pointer with 2:53 to play, but Danny Green answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Celtics got no closer.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Celtics 10-5. In the fourth quarter, VanVleet had 4 of his 7 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by OG Anunoby that put the Raptors ahead.
Serge Ibaka scored 21 points (14 in the paint) on 10 for 14 shooting.
For the Celtics, Kyrie Irving had 21 points and 6 assists. Horford had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Raptors shot 46.7% from the field to the Celtics’ 40.4%. The Raptors outscored the Celtics 22-12 in 6 minutes with Lowry, Ibaka, Green, Leonard and VanVleet on the floor together.