Jakob Poeltl had 16 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the defending champion Boston Celtics 110-97.
Poeltl’s 9-foot floater put the Raptors ahead for good with 7:38 left in the third quarter.
RJ Barrett had 22 points (18 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Celtics, Payton Pritchard scored 20 points on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench, and Derrick White went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Raptors shot 50.6% from the field to the Celtics’ 39.6% and outscored them 60-40 in the paint. The Raptors’ starters outscored the Celtics 46-33 in 17 minutes together.