The defeated the 117-94 – with three players scoring over 20 points – in one of their best performances of the season thus far.
After coming out to a slow start, Boston came back from a 6-14 deficit to finish the first quarter up 30-26. Jaylen Brown had 8 points on 3-3 shooting in the first.
Sam Hauser started the second quarter with another three… and then another.
Toronto’s big, defensive wings (like OG Anunuboy, Scottie Barnes, and Chris Boucher, to name a few) made it difficult for Boston to score, particularly in isolation, but ball movement and defense kept the Celtics ahead through the second.