Jaylen Brown scored 27 points to lift a Boston Celtics team missing leading scorer Jayson Tatum
Pascal Siakam had 29 points and 10 rebounds to top the Raptors , who lost their third straight, and third in a row to an undermanned team. The Raptors have lost four of five since recording their first three-game win streak of the season.
Gary Trent Jr. had 22 points, Precious Achiuwa finished with 17 points and 11 boards, and Scottie Barnes had 10 points. Tatum, the league’s third-leading scorer and an MVP candidate, sat out Saturday with a wrist injury. The Celtics injury woes worsened when they lost both Marcus Smart and Robert Williams in the first half. Smart, who had two points and four assists, rolled his ankle making a cut, and gestured immediately for medical help when he fell, pointing to his foot.
Nurse said VanVleet was injured against Atlanta a week earlier, and that he’s “questionable” for Sunday. A frantic few final seconds saw Raptors coach Nick Nurse livid at a jump ball call with 8.6 seconds to play. Toronto gained possession with 3.1 seconds left, but Siakam turned the ball over to send the fans home unhappy.Thad Young’s hook shot capped a Raptors’ 15-4 run that gave Toronto an 11-point lead with 2:30 left in the first quarter. But the Celtics replied with a 12-2 run to pull to within 27-26 heading into the second.
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