Despite heading into the game on the second night of a back-to-back, the Celtics showed no signs of fatigue en route to a 117–94 win against the Toronto Raptors. Boston carved up the Toronto defense in several ways, as the Celtics had three scorers with 20+ points.
The C’s dominated in every aspect of the game, as they won every quarter and went into halftime with a 9-point lead. Toronto outshot Boston, attempting 91 shots to Boston’s 86, but Boston’s ball movement provided higher-quality shot attempts, and they converted 47 of them for a blistering 55 percent.