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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 92 |
 Raptors | 27 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 87 |
BOSTeam statsTOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 35-8640.7% | 9-3823.7% | 13-2356.5% | 44 | 19 | 10 |
| TOR | 31-7541.3% | 8-2828.6% | 17-1989.5% | 44 | 17 | 18 |
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Boston Celtics92| 44 | 29 | 9-23 | 4-8 | 7-10 | 0 | +5 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 44 | 14 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 3-5 | 0 | +13 | −4.0 | |||||||
| 43 | 16 | 6-15 | 2-10 | 2-3 | +13 | +1.7 | ||||||||
| 43 | 21 | 10-17 | 1-7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +14 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | −3 | −6.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0.0 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −0.3 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +1 | −0.9 | ||||||
| Team | 92 | 35-8640.7% | 9-3823.7% | 44 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 13-2356.5% | 10 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 7 points on 3 for 7 shooting
Did not play: Carsen Edwards, Tremont Waters, Romeo Langford and Enes Freedom (coach’s decision).
Toronto Raptors87| 45 | 20 | 8-20 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 42 | 13 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | −3 | −7.5 | |||||||
| 41 | 16 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −7.8 | ||||||
| 36 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −19 | −0.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 14 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.5 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.5 | ||
| Team | 87 | 31-7541.3% | 8-2828.6% | 44 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 17-1989.5% | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Malcolm Miller, Terence Davis, Chris Boucher and Stanley Johnson (coach’s decision).
Celtics92Raptors87ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Jaylen Brown scored 21 points (16 in the paint), and the Boston Celtics beat the defending champion Toronto Raptors 92-87 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to reach the Eastern Conference finals.
Kemba Walker’s 14-foot pull-up jumper put the Celtics ahead for good with 1:15 left in the third quarter.
The Raptors got within 89-87 on Kyle Lowry’s 2 free throws with 1:21 to play. They had the ball down 2 with 1:01 left, but Marcus Smart blocked Norman Powell’s driving layup at the rim. It would have tied the game. Jayson Tatum followed with a free throw, and the Raptors got no closer.
Walker’s 2 free throws with 7.9 seconds left made it 92-87 and put it away.
Tatum had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
For the Raptors, Fred VanVleet had 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 6 assists.
The Raptors turned it over 18 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics outscored the Raptors 23-10 on the fast break. They did not make a field goal in the last 5:21. The Raptors’ starters were outscored 31-19 in 13 minutes together. Daniel Theis fouled out for the Celtics, and Lowry for the Raptors.
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).
79 points from the field on 86 shots: 12.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-25 | 68.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-11 | 45.5% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-26 | 19.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 23 | 3 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Pascal Siakam | 18 | 16 | 6-14 | +10 |
| Fred VanVleet | 15 | 4 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Kyle Lowry | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 14 | 4-11 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry | 17 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Norman Powell | 16 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Pascal Siakam | 13 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Fred VanVleet | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 10 | 5-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry | 26 | 5 | 2-7 | 0 |
| OG Anunoby | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Pascal Siakam | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Siakam 3 AST)
Q3 1:45
13.2%
43→56
Walker 13' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
Q4 6:05
12.5%
34→21
Tatum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
Q3 11:26
11.1%
43→32
Tatum 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Smart 5 AST)
Q3 9:07
10.9%
40→30
Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
Q4 0:35
9.9%
24→14
