| TORONTO RAPTORS POSTGAME NOTES |  |
FINAL SCORE: BOSTON CELTICS 109, TORONTO RAPTORS 97
DATE: NOVEMBER 28, 2021ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
| FINAL SCORE | RECORD | HIGH POINTS | HIGH REBOUNDS | HIGH ASSISTS | |
| Boston | 109 | 11-10 | Smart – 21 | Horford – 11 | Tatum – 10 |
| Toronto | 97 | 9-12 | VanVleet – 27 | Achiuwa – 9 | Siakam – 5 |
| KEY RUN |
Boston went on a 14-2 run early in the fourth quarter to extend its lead to 13 points with 6:21 left in the game – its largest lead of the night … The Celtics led by at least nine the rest of the way.
| KEY STAT |
The Celtics outrebounded Toronto 53-44 in the win and improved to 10-3 when grabbing more (or same) rebounds than their opponents … Boston entered tonight ranked fourth in the NBA in rebounds (47.0) … Al Horford grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, while Enes Kanter tied a season best with 10 boards.
RAPTORS NOTES:
- With the loss, Toronto falls to 9-12 this season and 2-7 at home … The Raptors will continue a season-long seven- game homestand (Nov. 28 – Dec. 13) Tuesday against the Memphis Grizzlies … Toronto won the first meeting between the two teams last week 126-113 in Memphis.
- Fred VanVleet scored a game-high 27 points (8-16 FG, 5-10 3PT, 6-7 FT), and added six rebounds, in 40 minutes in the loss … VanVleet has now scored 20+ points in three consecutive games (Nov. 24-28), shooting .529 (27-for-51) from the field during this stretch.
- Scottie Barnes finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes … Barnes has scored 20+ points five times this season.
- Pascal Siakam tallied 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in 38 minutes … Siakam has scored 17+ points in five straight games (Nov. 19-28).
- Toronto committed just 11 turnovers compared to 18 by the Celtics … Toronto has committed fewer (or same) turnovers than its opponent in 17-of-21 games this season.
CELTICS NOTES:
- With the win Boston improves to 11-10, including 6-6 on the road … Tonight’s victory marked the Celtics’ fourth-straight win against the Raptors on the road … Boston will return home to play the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
- Al Horford finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes for his team-leading eighth double-double of the season … Horford recorded one double-double in 28 games with OKC last year.
- Jayson Tatum recorded eight points, seven rebounds and a season-high 10 assists in the win … This marks just the fourth time that Tatum has finished with 10+ assists in his career.
- Josh Richardson tied a season-high with 18 points in 27 minutes off the bench … He has now scored 15+ points in four games this season.
| 2021-22 SEASON-SERIES | ALL-TIME RECORDS | |||||
| DATE | SITE | RESULT | RAPTORS WINS | CELTICS WINS | ||
| 10/22/2021 | Boston | W 115-83 | Overall: | 41 | 62 | |
| 11/10/2021 | Boston | L 104-88 | at Toronto: | 27 | 24 | |
| 11/28/2021 | Toronto | L 109-97 | at Boston: | 14 | 38 | |
| 03/28/2022 | Toronto |
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