The Celtics recent 4th Quarter struggles continued North of the Border Wednesday night and the end result was a 110-97 Loss to the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. The Celtics are 7-7 over their last 14 Games. With the win, the Raptors have won 2 in a row for the 3rd time this season. ----- #'s of the Night: The Raptors shot 55% from the field in the 2nd Half and 51% overall. The Celtics scored 15 Points and went 1-for-6 on 3's in the 4th Quarter. The Celtics have been held below 100 points in each of their last 3 Losses. The Celtics gave up 60 Points in the Paint. Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 20 Points off the Bench. Jayson Tatum scored 16 Points in the loss and had 0 Field-Goal Attempts in the 4th Quarter. -----
The Celtics recent 4th Quarter struggles continued North of the Border Wednesday night and the end result was a 110-97 Loss to the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. The Celtics are 7-7 over their last 14 Games. With the win, the Raptors have won 2 in a row for the 3rd time this season.
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#'s of the Night: The Raptors shot 55% from the field in the 2nd Half and 51% overall. The Celtics scored 15 Points and went 1-for-6 on 3's in the 4th Quarter. The Celtics have been held below 100 points in each of their last 3 Losses. The Celtics gave up 60 Points in the Paint. Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 20 Points off the Bench. Jayson Tatum scored 16 Points in the loss and had 0 Field-Goal Attempts in the 4th Quarter.
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1st Half Nuggets: The Raptors got off to a strong start and led by 10 in the 1st Quarter. Boston finished the opening quarter on a 7-0 run and led, 29-25, after the 1st Quarter. Kristaps Porzingis and Payton Pritchard both hit 3 3's & had 13 Points in the 1st Half. Porzingis and Pritchard combined to go 6-for-8 on 3's and the rest of the team went a combined 4-7 on 3's in the 1st 24 minutes. Celtics were down by 2, 55-53, at the Half.
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Up Next: The Celtics are home on back-to-back nights against the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks on Friday and Saturday at TD Garden. Boston lost to the Magic in Orlando on December 23. The Celtics won by 30 at Atlanta on November 4 and lost by 1 at home to the Hawks on November 12. The Celtics open up a 4-Game Trip against the Golden State Warriors on Martin Luther King Jr Day Monday in San Francisco.
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