Jayson Tatum and a Second-Half Clampdown Lift the Celtics Past Toronto 98-93 for a Fifth Straight Win
Boston erased a 22-point second-quarter deficit, then held Toronto to 32 second-half points, including 13 in the fourth. The Celtics are 10-2, best in the East, and have held Philadelphia and Toronto under 20 points in the fourth on back-to-back nights, NBA.com said.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
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The Boston Celtics erased a 22-point deficit and beat the Toronto Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday for their fifth straight win, improving to 10-2, best in the East, NBA.com reported.
Boston trailed by 22 late in the second quarter and was down only six 2:44 later, after Jayson Tatum sparked a 16-0 run, the league site said. Tatum finished with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, including 11 straight Celtics points in that second-quarter swing. The defense then held Toronto to 32 points in the second half, including 13 in the fourth. On back-to-back nights, Boston held both Philadelphia and Toronto under 20 points in the fourth quarter, limiting them to a combined 27.9% from the field and 21% from three, NBA.com said.
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Avdija had 28 points, six assists, four steals and two blocks. Lillard scored 9 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, including two baskets in the final 2:02. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 31, NBA.com said.
After resting for Sunday's win over the Clippers, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are expected back Monday night when the Warriors host the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center. Golden State has won four straight since losing 131-122 at Phoenix on Oct. 24, when Curry and Green sat out. The Suns have lost two in a row.
Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points with nine rebounds and five blocks. During a 70-35 run after the deficit, he had 21 points. San Antonio joined the 2017-18 Celtics as the only NBA teams to win 10 straight after an 0-2 start, NBA.com said.
Dončić had 32 points, five rebounds, five assists and five threes and played only two minutes in the fourth. It was his ninth straight game with at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists, tying the longest such streak in NBA history, NBA.com said. The Lakers are 11-2.
