TORONTO (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 factors within the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons every had 15, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night time.
Neemias Queta scored 14 factors, Luka Garza had 12 and Hugo Gonzalez added 10 because the Celtics received their third straight assembly with Toronto.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown, who scored 30 factors in Friday’s home win over the Miami Heat, sat out due to an sickness.
Pritchard shot eight for 10 within the third, making two of 4 makes an attempt from 3-point vary. He completed 13 for twenty-four, making 4 of 9 from distance.
Pritchard led Boston with 10 assists, matching his season-high. He additionally had seven rebounds.
Garza and Gonzalez every had 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who’ve received seven of their final 9 video games.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a season-high 24 factors, Brandon Ingram additionally had 24 and Scottie Barnes added 12 factors for the Raptors, whose two-game successful streak was snapped. Toronto has misplaced seven of 10.
Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley shot one for 12 and completed with three factors. Fellow starter Ochai Agbaji shot one for 5 and scored six factors.
The Raptors set a season-high with 47 makes an attempt from 3-point vary. They made 16, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient.
Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl (decrease again) sat out for the second straight sport.
Up subsequent
Celtics: Host Indiana on Monday night time.
Raptors: At Brooklyn on Sunday night time.
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