Gradey Dick led all scorers with 27 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the NBA champion Boston Celtics 119-118 on Tuesday in pre-season action.
Raptors rookie guard Jamal Shead left the game in the second quarter with hamstring tightness and did not return. He was one of eight players who came off Toronto's bench as head coach Darko Rajakovic continues to work his team into shape before the home opener against theCeltics: Boston's bench beat Toronto 115-111 on Sunday with head coach Joe Mazzulla resting all of his biggest stars.
But then the Raptors fell behind in the second when none of their eight three-point attempts went in. Toronto went 15 for 43 on its three-point attempts.Both teams flushed their benches with seven minutes left to play to limit their starters' minutes and prevent injuries before the regular season. Toronto held a five-point lead as the reserve players started to come on to the floor.— who normally plays in the G-League — then tied it 115-115 with 48.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
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