In a final portion of the schedule dominated by favourable matchups and (we hope) easy wins, the Toronto Raptors get a few games that would really help build their collective confidence. Tonight against Boston is one such game.
Although it seems unlikely that the Celtics would catch the Raptors in any playoff seeding scenario — Boston is 6.5 games back of Toronto — there’s some bad mojo lingering from the last time these two teams met.
In that January 16 win by the Celtics, Boston closed the game on a 17-4 run, another one of many games this season where the Raptors looked somewhat inept in late-game situations.