Kyle Lowry scored 30 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the defending champion Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics 113-97.
The Raptors took control with a 19-5 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 17.
Serge Ibaka had 20 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds. Patrick McCaw added 18 points and a career-high 8 assists on 8 for 12 shooting, and Fred VanVleet had 18 points and 5 steals but shot 5 for 19.
For the Celtics, Kemba Walker scored 30 points, and Gordon Hayward went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Raptors shot 52.4% from the field and 41.2% from 3 to the Celtics’ 39.7% and 21.9%. The Celtics gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Raptors missed. They outscored the Raptors 31-14 off turnovers. OG Anunoby and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson fouled out.