The game between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors will take place at State Farm Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Boston Celtics will welcome the Toronto Raptors to the State Farm Arena for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Boston Celtics won 105-123 in their last game over the Bulls. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 26 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame the loss of top scorer Trae Young to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-105 on Tuesday night. Young, who leads the Hawks with a 26.2 scoring average, didn’t play due to a non-COVID illness. Forward De’Andre Hunter missed his third consecutive game because of a left knee bruise.
But Bogdanovic led the way on 9-of-15 shooting from the field, including 5-of-10 on 3-point attempts. “I tried to put him back in a couple times, but he was tired,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “Which tells me he’s good. That means he was playing defense. We know he can shoot the ball.” Atlanta (40-39) opened a two-game lead over the Bulls (38-41), who clinched a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference by virtue of Orlando’s loss to Cleveland earlier in the evening.
After Zach LaVine opened the game with a basket, the Hawks ran off 13 consecutive points, with Bogdanovic scoring 11 during that span as the Hawks never trailed after that. “We didn’t guard the ball well, didn’t rotate well and didn’t rebound well,” LaVine said.
The Toronto Raptors on the other hand won 100-120 against the Hornets in their last game. Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors rallied from four 9-point first quarter deficits to roll past the Charlotte Hornets 120-100 on Tuesday night. Toronto has won five of its last six games, improving to 40-39 and solidifying their position for the NBA play-in tournament.
The Raptors scored 19 straight points during a stretch late in the third quarter and into the fourth quarter after Charlotte had gotten within 80-75 with 3:49 left in the third quarter. Siakam also had 14 rebounds and was joined in double digits by Chris Boucher (21 points), Will Barton (20), O.G. Anunoby (17), Fred VanVleet (16), Precious Achiuwa (12) and Jakob Poeltl (10).
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Grant Williams, Al Horford, Derrick White, Marcus Smart
Toronto Raptors: Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, Jakob Poeltl, Scottie Barnes, Fred VanVleet
Boston Celtics: Robert Williams III, Payton Pritchard, Jaylen Brown, Danilo Gallinari
Toronto Raptors: Gary Trent Jr., Otto Porter Jr.
The game between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors will take place at State Farm Arena on Wednesday, April 5 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors will be telecast live on NBC Sports Boston.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | NBC Sports Boston. | April 5 (7:30 PM ET) |
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