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third Quarter Report

Just one extra quarter stands between the Celtics and the win they had been favored to gather coming into this night. Sitting on a rating of 86-85, they’ve regarded like the higher workforce, however there’s nonetheless yet another quarter to play.

If the Celtics preserve taking part in like this, they will bump their report as much as 11-3 very quickly. However, the Raptors should make due with a 2-12 report until they flip issues round (and quick).

Who’s Enjoying

Toronto Raptors @ Boston Celtics

Present Information: Toronto 2-11, Boston 10-3

How To Watch

When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
The place: TD Backyard — Boston, Massachusetts
TV: The Sports activities Community
Observe: CBS Sports activities App
On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt without spending a dime. Regional restrictions might apply.)
Ticket Price: $116.00

What to Know

The Celtics can be taking part in the complete 4 quarters on Saturday, however they’re anticipated to have issues wrapped up nicely earlier than that. They are going to host the Toronto Raptors at 8:00 p.m. ET at TD Backyard. The Celtics have been getting the ball to fall extra recently as they’ve elevated their level totals every of their final three video games.

The Celtics are headed in contemporary off scoring probably the most factors they’ve all season. They blew previous the Nets 139-114 on Wednesday. Boston has made a behavior of sweeping their opponents off the courtroom, having now received 4 contests by 20 factors or extra this season.

Jayson Tatum bought again to being his ordinary glorious self, as he shot 5-for-6 from downtown and virtually dropped a triple-double on 36 factors, 9 rebounds, and ten assists. What’s extra, he additionally posted a 83.3% three-point capturing accuracy, which is the very best he is posted since again in November of 2023. Payton Pritchard was one other key participant, going 8 for 13 en path to 23 factors plus eight assists and 6 rebounds.

The Celtics had been working as a unit and completed the sport with 35 assists. The workforce’s actually been enhancing in that space: they’ve now improved their help complete in 4 consecutive matches.

In the meantime, the Raptors’ current tough patch bought a bit rougher on Friday after their sixth straight loss. They took a 99-95 hit to the loss column by the hands of the Pistons.

The Raptors’ defeat should not obscure the performances of Jakob Poeltl, who dropped a double-double on 25 factors and 19 rebounds, and RJ Barrett, who had 22 factors plus seven assists and 6 rebounds.

Boston pushed their report as much as 10-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the street. As for Toronto, their loss dropped their report all the way down to 2-11.

Saturday’s sport is shaping as much as be a scrappy matchup: The Celtics have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 11.8 turnovers per sport (they’re ranked third in turnovers per sport total). It is a totally different story for the Raptors, although, as they have been averaging 16. Given the Celtics’ sizable benefit in that space, the Raptors might want to discover a strategy to shut that hole.

The Celtics had been in a position to grind out a strong victory over the Raptors of their earlier matchup again in January, profitable 105-96. Do the Celtics have one other victory up their sleeve, or will the Raptors flip the tables on them? We’ll have the reply quickly sufficient.

Odds

Boston is an enormous 16.5-point favourite towards Toronto, in keeping with the newest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had been proper in keeping with the betting neighborhood on this one, as the sport opened as a 16.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.

The over/underneath is 228 factors.

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