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had 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in his first game outside the United States in more than a year.
The short-handed Raptors played their third game in four days against a rested Celtics squad, and after sprinting out to a 10-0 lead, played the gracious holiday host virtually the rest of the way. A VanVleet layup pulled the Raptors to within 17 with 4:46 to play, but Toronto couldn't sustain any energy. Nor could the fans, who began heading to the exits shortly after.
Kanter hadn't played a game in Toronto in over a year after Turkey, his home country, issued an international warrant for his arrest. He received the green light for Christmas with help from the Canadian government, and arrived at the game wearing a black T-shirt with the words"Freedom for All."
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