After a bit of a laugher against the Celtics on the Raptors home floor to start the season, the second meeting delivered a much better product that felt like a playoff game from start to finish. Unfortunately, the Raptors lost said game to Boston in overtime, 123-116, dropping their third in a row.
A seesaw first quarter saw both teams still in search of their footing in their respective ways: Kyle Lowry launching an airball three pointer for the Raptors first shot of the game and Kyrie Irving blowing one of his patented circus layups.