The East\u002Dleading Celtics were missing leading scorer Jayson Tatum but still won for the ninth straight time
“It was really too much hit and miss,” coach Nick Nurse said. “I think that’s what I just talked to the guys about. There was a lot of times when we controlled the ball, pursued the ball, contested at the rim, blocked shots at the rim, etc. And then there’s just too many times when it’s a straight-line drive and a layup, right? We just can’t give those up.Article content
The Raptors’ previous two losses came against short-handed teams: a 130-122 defeat Tuesday to a Milwaukee squad minus superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, and then a 128-126 loss Thursday against a Timberwolves team that was missing Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns, and had played at altitude in Denver a night earlier.
“To win in the NBA is hard enough, to win on the road down a bunch of guys is hard to do,” Brown said. “You don’t want to take it for granted, but we definitely have enough on this team, enough in this locker-room to win games whoever is on the floor.” Other than an early 11-point lead for Toronto, the game was a tight back-and-forth battle. The Raptors opened the fourth quarter clutching a four-point advantage, but Payton Pritchard’s third three-pointer of the final frame opened up an eight-point gap for Boston with 5:53 to play.
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