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Raptors Blown Leads Show How Thin Toronto Is Without Stars

Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images The Raptors scored 38 points in the first quarter against the Celtics and led by as many as 22 in the second, the kind of start that made the later Raptors blown leads feel unlikely.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC
Key points
  • The two Raptors blown leads left the team at 5-7 and 1-4 in its last five, with Kawhi Leonard out for a 10th straight game and Scottie Barnes missing a fourth straight with a groin injury.
  • After the Raptors reserves like Jamal Shead delivered career nights in Milwaukee, the same group carried Toronto against Boston, and then RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley did the same in Philadelphia.
  • Boston: A 22-Point Lead Slips Away Nov 11, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett (9) drives to the basket past Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) in the second half at Scotiabank Arena.

Barrett had 31 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and Quickley added 26, but the second half was a 63-52 advantage for Philadelphia, and it turned a first-half cushion into another of the Raptors blown leads.

Additional details
  • Nov 12, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) drives against Toronto Raptors guard Alijah Martin (55) during the second quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
  • Toronto has shown it can win from behind, as it did in the Raptors’ comeback win over the Clippers, but protecting a lead takes a different kind of control.
  • The Celtics also got to the line far more often, making 24 of 28 free throws to the Raptors’ 13 of 18, while Toronto was whistled for 28 fouls.
  • Without them, the Raptors have no easy way to get to the free-throw line when the three-pointers go cold.
  • The losses were more painful because of how well the Raptors played early.

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