Raptors’ record-tying feat wasted in loss to Celtics
The Toronto Raptors came out of the gates firing in their Wednesday night clash against a Boston Celtics team that is on the second night of a back-to-back after coming off a spirited blowout victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Key points
- According to Sportsnet Stats on X, the Raptors, by virtue of making 10 threes in the first quarter, tied the franchise record for most threes made in a single quarter.
- Celtics injury report Related: Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard to miss 3rd straight week with knee injury.
- The Celtics would then get the defensive board, and Neemias Queta drilled two huge free throws to push their lead to three.
Additional details
- They scored 38 points in the first quarter, thanks in large part to a three-point barrage that tied a franchise record.
- With Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard both on the shelf, this was still a promising performance for the Raptors.
- The Raptors then failed to execute on an out of bounds play in an attempt to tie the game and force overtime.
- However, their offense sputtered for the rest of the game as the Celtics buckled down on defense.
- Nonetheless, this latest defeat knocks them down to below.500 on the season (5-6), and they will be desperate to buy enough time for both of their star forwards to recover.
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