1. A jumbo-sized win gets a jumbo-sized version of the Takeaways! This one was a blowout from the start. The Celtics never trailed and led by as many as 24 points. The Raptors made a few mini-runs, but each time Boston scored or Brad Stevens took a timeout to slow things down.
A big part of Boston’s success against Toronto has to do with their size. Yes, the Celtics have a size advantage on the Raptors. Sure, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka tower over Boston’s bigs, but everywhere else the Celtics are similarly sized or bigger.