Jayson Tatum scored 18 of his 23 points in Boston's dominant third quarter, and the Celtics routed Toronto 125-71 on Tuesday, extending the Raptors' losing streak to 11 games.

C oming into the final game of the 2024 calendar year for the Boston Celtics needed an opponent they could handle easily, and they got just that. Whether it was because of the ear

The Raptors, who committed 21 turnovers, have lost their last five road games and haven't beaten Boston since the 2021-22 season. The loss extended Toronto's losing streak to 11, making some ugly Raptors history in the process: Today's 125-71 loss to the Celtics is the largest margin of defeat in Raptors history The loss was a new low this season:

Jrue Holiday has missed the Boston Celtics last three games due to shoulder impingement. Boston went 1-2 during his absence and looked shaky when guarding the point-of-attack and when trying to shut down transition offense.

Jayson Tatum scored 23 points and the Celtics held the Toronto Raptors to 32 percent shooting from the field in a 125-71 win Tuesday afternoon. Payton Pritchard added 19 points for the Celtics, who shot 54 percent (47 of 87) from the field,