The Boston Celtics won their sixth straight game on Saturday, defeating the Raptors 110-99, a contest which featured 20 lead changes and 18 ties. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 32 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, with Serge Ibaka chipping in 15 and 10 rebounds.
Boston is now just two games-back from Toronto and the 1-seed in the East. Toronto would have to win Wednesday’s Celtics game at home in order to hold onto the top spot.
For the Celtics, three players scored over 20 points, including 24 from Marcus Morris (who was later ejected for.