Celtics will be without star player vs Toronto Raptors

TORONTO — The Celtics and Raptors will each miss key players as they meet on Wednesday night.

For the Celtics, Paul George is out with an illness; the star is just a day removed from a 36-point performance against his former squad, the Philadelphia 76ers. Everyone else on the Celtics will play on the second night of a road back-to-back; the team flew from Philadelphia to Toronto late Tuesday night, and Mitchell Robinson and Jayson Tatum, both of whom have gotten one rest game this season, are among them.

George has been the Celtics’ second-leading scorer so far this season; he’s averaging 22 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 2.1 steals per game. He’s also been the team’s most efficient…