The Celtics, in their second game in two days, were without Kristaps Porzingis, Jayson Tatum and Al Horford. Boston beat the Detroit Pistons 128-122 in overtime on Thursday night.
The “Raptors” started the fourth quarter with a deficit of 13 points – 86:99. The guests managed to react and take the lead with 109:105. The Celtics responded with five straight points from Derrick White as the score continued to swing until the final seconds.
Two seconds before the end of the game, Drew Holliday could get a four-point lead, but the Boston defender hit only the first: 120-117.
The rebound was won by Pascal Siakam, who was fouled by White. Siakam hit the first, missed the second, but the Boston basketball players got the rebound, earning their 16th win of the season at TD Garden.
Jalen Brown scored 31 points, Derrick White 21, Luke Cornett 20 and Drew Holliday 15 for Boston.
On the “Raptors” team, Scotty Barnes had 30 points, Pascal Siakam had 26 points and Dennis Schroeder had 15 points.
In the next match, “Celtics” will meet “Spurs” from San Antonio away on the night of January 1, Latvian time.
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2023-12-30 02:58:44
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