CelticsBlog · Oct 16, 2024
Raptors bounce back to beat Celtics, 119-118
The Celtics final preseason game saw them travel north to Toronto for the second game of a home-and-home series vs. the Raptors. Boston fans were treated to Al Horford’s return to action and as he has done all preseason, head coach Joe Mazzulla mixed things up once more, starting Payton Pritchard and Derrick White in the backcourt alongside Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Horford.
Toronto started the game out super hot. Scottie Barnes made 4 triples, Grady Dick was perfect with 3 from 3, whilst Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Agbaji all chipped in one each. Dick and Barnes were solid all quarter, pushing the pace as Boston was caught on it’s heels in the first quarter.