Pascal Siakam scored 25 points while Kawhi Leonard added 21 to help the Raptors beat the Celtics and finish the month of February at 8-1.
TORONTO — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and Kawhi Leonard continued his dominance against Boston with 21 points, helping theSerge Ibaka had 14 points for the Raptors , who rebounded nicely after having their seven-game win streak snapped with a loss to the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Norm Powell had 11 points off the bench and Kyle Lowry had 11 assists to go along with seven points.Marcus Morris led Boston with 17 points.
Leonard, back in the starting lineup after missing Sunday’s loss, came into the game having scored 95 points against Boston this season, more than any other player against the same team. Leonard had scored at least 25 points in his last five games against the Celtics dating back to the 2016-17 season.Tuesday’s game marked the Raptors’ last of the regular season against a top-five team in the Eastern Conference. Toronto entered play in second place in the East, 2 1/2 games back of Milwaukee.
A 27-foot three-pointer from OG Anunoby gave the Raptors their largest lead of the night at 29 points, 100-71, a minute into the fourth quarter. Toronto continued its offensive attack throughout the final 12 minutes, with most of its stars watching from the bench. A slam dunk from Canadian Chris Boucher put the Raptors up 118-92 in the final minute.Boston began the third on a 7-2 run but Toronto replied with a 12-2 run of its own, punctuated by a Siakam steal and dunk, to give the Raptors an 88-64 edge. Siakam took the ball off a bad pass from Morris and went coast to coast before easily drilling the basket.
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