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C's Can't Stop Raptors in Toronto

By Peter Stringer | @Celtics
Celtics.com

TORONTO – The Celtics gave up 75 points combined across the first and third quarters Wednesday night. You can’t do that and win a game.

OK, well, the Celtics did just that, and they actually almost won, but last-minute execution fell flat for the second straight game. So even though it was tied up at 105-105 with 3:20 to play, the Green came up short when it was time to come up big, and fell to the Raptors, 115-109.

The Celtics dropped to 1-2 on their geographically odd trip that took them to Washington, D.