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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 109 |
 Raptors | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 97 |
BOSTeam statsTOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 34-8241.5% | 12-3435.3% | 29-3193.5% | 53 | 24 | 17 |
| TOR | 35-9337.6% | 13-4231.0% | 14-1687.5% | 44 | 19 | 10 |
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Boston Celtics109| 38 | 8 | 2-16 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −10.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 21 | 7-16 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0 | −10 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 16 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | −6 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 26 | 17 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +4.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +23 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −4.9 | |||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | +15 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −5.9 | ||
| Team | 109 | 34-8241.5% | 12-3435.3% | 53 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 29-3193.5% | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 32 points on 10 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Bruno Fernando, Aaron Nesmith, Juancho Hernangomez and Jabari Parker (coach’s decision).
Toronto Raptors97| 40 | 27 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 6-7 | 0 | −2 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 38 | 18 | 8-19 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 38 | 12 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | −10 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 7-16 | 4-9, Career high (his best before, 2) | 3-4 | −22 | +4.3 | ||||||||
| 36 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −9.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | −10 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −3.6 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.2 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −10 | 0.0 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | ||||
| Team | 97 | 35-9337.6% | 13-4231.0% | 44 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 14-1687.5% | 14 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 13 points on 4 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Chris Boucher (coach’s decision).
Celtics109Raptors97ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 109-97.
Al Horford’s 10-foot hook shot put the Celtics ahead for good with 2:24 left in the third quarter.
The Raptors got within 84-83 on Svi Mykhailiuk’s driving layup with 9:21 to play, but Josh Richardson answered with a 21-foot jumper, and the Raptors got no closer.
Marcus Smart had 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Enes Freedom added 9 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
For the Raptors, Fred VanVleet scored 27 points with 5 3-pointers, and Scottie Barnes added 21 points (12 in the third quarter).
The Celtics went 29 for 31 at the line to the Raptors’ 14 for 16. The Raptors outscored the Celtics 27-7 on the fast break. The Celtics outscored the Raptors 19-7 in 7 minutes with Freedom, Richardson, Tatum, Langford and Pritchard on the floor together.
Boston CelticsToronto RaptorsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
80 points from the field on 81 shots: 5.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-21 | 61.9% | 65% |
| In the paint | 4-15 | 26.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-12 | 41.7% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 6-12 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-22 | 27.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 32 | 9 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Scottie Barnes | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 8 | 2 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Isaac Bonga | 6 | 3 | 1-5 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 16 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Fred VanVleet | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Pascal Siakam | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 5 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 5 | 0-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | 22 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Scottie Barnes | 18 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Fred VanVleet | 5 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Pascal Siakam | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
TOR win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
TOR
Highest Leverage Moments
Barnes 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q3 6:13
12.9%
40→53
Smart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Brown 3 AST)
Q3 6:37
12.4%
53→41
Barnes 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
Q3 9:58
12.0%
40→52
VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Barnes 3 AST)
Q3 5:09
11.1%
47→58
Horford 10' Hook Shot (17 PTS) (Smart 5 AST)
Q3 2:24
10.6%
54→43
