The game between the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, January 21 at 5:00 PM ET.
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The Toronto Raptors will welcome the Boston Celtics to Scotiabank Arena for an NBA game on Saturday. The Raptors lost 128-126 in their last game over the Timberwolves. Scottie Barnes had 12 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth for Toronto, which had won four of six. Fred VanVleet added 25 points and 10 assists for the Raptors. Toronto scored 62 points in the paint without Gobert to protect the rim and added 23 fast-break points.
“Russell obviously got them going, shook free a little bit,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “A few miscues there on defense and then, I don’t know, we just didn’t probably get enough quality looks at the offensive end either. And it was too bad on some of them because we made the right plays and then didn’t take the shot.” “We struggled to stop them all night,” VanVleet said. “They got hot and we kind of stalled out a little bit there the last couple minutes.”
Edwards, who was 4 of 12 from the field through three quarters, tied the game at 124 with 3:56 left. Anderson’s runner in the lane gave Minnesota its first lead since 4:42 remaining in the first, and Russell added a pair of free throws. O.G. Anunoby’s 3-point attempt with 0.4 seconds remaining was off the mark. “Encouraged by our guys stepping up,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said.
The Celtics on the other hand won 121-118 against the Warriors in their last game. Al Horford’s 7-year-old, Ean, sat in the front row of the postgame news conference, wearing a hat from last season’s NBA Finals. Up on the podium, his father needed no reminder of what Thursday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors meant for the Celtics and their fans.
“Yeah, it’s a big game,” the Boston big man said after scoring 20 points with 10 rebounds and three blocked shots, making a key 3-pointer in overtime to help the Celtics beat the Warriors 121-118 in a finals rematch. “You know, I wanted to come out here, and I wanted to win. I wanted to win really bad,” Horford said. “It’s a regular season. It’s just one game. And it’s over. But it’s an important game.”
Jayson Tatum scored 34 points with a career-high 19 rebounds, following Horford’s overtime 3 with one of his own to put Boston up by seven with 1:30 left. Jaylen Brown added 16 points, making a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
Toronto Raptors: Scottie Barnes, OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr., Fred VanVleet
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart
Toronto Raptors: Dalano Banton, Otto Porter Jr.
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Danilo Gallinari
The game between the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, January 21 at 5:00 PM ET.
The match between the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics will be telecast live on NBC Sports Boston.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | NBC Sports Boston. | January 21 (5:00 PM ET) |
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