Game ID: 22300174
Toronto Raptors @ Boston Celtics
Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 30 25 33 29 117TOR 26 20 25 23 94
BOS vs TOR ScoutingBOS vs TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Queta missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT White missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 38 min (113% of 33)
OUT Queta missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/06, returns tonight: 8 min (74% of 10)
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 38 min since (113% of 33)
BOS availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (90% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK Brissett back 11/10 after 2, 6 min since (60% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK White back 11/08 after 2, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 12 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (47% of 11)
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
TOR availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 16 min (134% of 12)
OUT Temple missed 4 since 10/25, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 3 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Young missed 5 since 10/25, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (134% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Young back 11/02 after 5, 2 min since (16% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (134% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (24% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Young back 11/02 after 5, 2 min since (16% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 18 min since (151% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (24% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Achiuwa missed 5 since 10/30, returns tonight: 18 min (106% of 18)
OUT Young missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 15)
OUT Temple missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 4 min (37% of 11)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 17 min since (144% of 12)
TOR availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 11/11 after 5, 18 min since (106% of 18)
BACK Young back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (139% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/01 after 4, 3 min since (28% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Trent Jr. missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 8 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 11/11 after 5, 19 min since (108% of 18)
BACK Young back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Temple back 11/11 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 11)
TOR availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Trent Jr. missed 3 since 11/11, returns tonight: 31 min (111% of 28)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 9 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Achiuwa back 11/11 after 5, 18 min since (105% of 18)
BACK Young back 11/11 after 2, 4 min since (25% of 15)
BACK Temple back 11/11 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Flynn 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Boucher 14 to 19 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 27 min (81% of 33)
OUT Freeman-Liberty missed 10 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 31 min since (111% of 28)
BACK Achiuwa back 11/11 after 5, 20 min since (114% of 18)
BACK Young back 11/11 after 2, 4 min since (25% of 15)
BACK Temple back 11/11 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Flynn 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Boucher 14 to 19 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Siakam at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (6 straight), Achiuwa (5 straight), Young (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 27 free throws a game to Toronto's 20. Call it Boston 116, Toronto 110.
11/04 @ BKN 124-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-114. BOS shot 48% (43 of 90) to BKN's 43%, 15 of 45 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. BOS turned it over 11 times to BKN's 5. Tatum led with 32 (10 of 20, 6 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brown added 23, Porziņģis 22. The hinge was Q2, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/06 @ MIN 109-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 109-114 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 39% (36 of 92) to MIN's 52%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 34 times to MIN's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. BOS turned it over 16 times to MIN's 23. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 22, 2 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Brown added 26, Porziņģis 20. Q2 was theirs, 29-23, turning a 3-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 91-80 against them. Holiday's -19 in 42 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ PHI 103-106 — BOS notes
BOS lost 103-106. BOS shot 40% (36 of 91) to PHI's 44%, 15 of 47 from three. The glass went 43-56 against them. Porziņģis led with 29 (10 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); White added 19, Tatum 16. Q4 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Horford's -23 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs BKN 121-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-107. BOS shot 44% (41 of 94) to BKN's 45%, 19 of 52 from three, and went to the line 28 times to BKN's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. Brown led with 28 (10 of 19, 5 of 9 from three); Tatum added 23, Hauser 15. The hinge was Q2, 28-21: a lead of 5 became 12, and the lead reached 24. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/11 vs TOR 117-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 117-94. BOS shot 55% (47 of 86) to TOR's 38%, 15 of 44 from three. Brown led with 29 (12 of 20, 3 of 8 from three); Tatum added 27, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: a lead of 9 became 17, and the lead reached 30. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
11/13 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-2. Call it Boston 112, New York 107.
11/15 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 37 and Maxey at 31 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 104 a night to Philadelphia's 119 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-7 a night and Boston plus-0. Call it Philadelphia 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
11/17 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Barnes at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Trent Jr. (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (9 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Toronto's 117 and the arc, Boston at 36 percent from three to Toronto's 30. Call it Boston 114, Toronto 109.
11/19 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Morant (12 straight), Jackson (8 straight), LaRavia (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Memphis minus-5 and the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Memphis's 116. Call it Boston 115, Memphis 108.
11/01 vs MIL 130-111 — TOR notes
TOR won 130-111. TOR shot 56% (51 of 91) to MIL's 46%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIL's 38. The glass went 50-29 for them. Siakam led with 26 (9 of 13, 5 of 8 from three); Schröder added 24, Barnes 21. The hinge was Q1, 31-18: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/02 @ PHI 99-114 — TOR notes
TOR lost 99-114. TOR shot 48% (38 of 79) to PHI's 46%, 10 of 28 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 25. TOR turned it over 19 times to PHI's 14, and PHI turned those into 12 steals. Barnes led with 24 (9 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Anunoby added 16, Schröder 13. Q4 was theirs, 22-24, but the other 3 periods went 90-77 against them. Dick's -17 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ SAS 123-116 — TOR notes
TOR won 123-116 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 45% (44 of 97) to SAS's 50%, 19 of 48 from three, and went to the line 26 times to SAS's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. Barnes led with 30 (9 of 20, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Schröder added 24, Anunoby 24. The hinge was Q4, 39-24: TOR came in trailing by 15 and left it level. TOR trailed 35-54 at the half and won the second half 88-62. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/08 @ DAL 127-116 — TOR notes
TOR won 127-116. TOR shot 49% (49 of 99) to DAL's 48%, 11 of 36 from three. The glass went 50-38 for them. Siakam led with 31 (15 of 25, 0 of 5 from three); Anunoby added 26, Schröder 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-25: TOR came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 15.
11/11 @ BOS 94-117 — TOR notes
TOR lost 94-117. TOR shot 38% (35 of 91) to BOS's 55%, 10 of 37 from three. Siakam led with 17 (6 of 17, 0 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Schröder added 14, Flynn 12. Q1 was theirs, 26-30, but the other 3 periods went 87-68 against them. Barnes's -28 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 20 and Schröder at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (7 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-15 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Toronto 119, Washington 112.
11/15 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Trent Jr. (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (8 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 35 and Lillard at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-3. Call it Toronto 115, Milwaukee 113, Milwaukee keeping it close.
11/17 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Barnes at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Trent Jr. (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (9 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Toronto's 117 and the arc, Boston at 36 percent from three to Toronto's 30. Call it Boston 114, Toronto 109.
11/19 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Barnes at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (3 straight), Freeman-Liberty (10 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Cunningham at 19 and Burks at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Duren (3 straight), Livers (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Toronto's 12. Call it Toronto 114, Detroit 110, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
OA O. Anunoby
OP O. Porter Jr.
PA P. Achiuwa
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
TY T. Young
BOSAH A. Horford
DB D. Banton
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
LK L. Kornet
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TOR/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jaylen Brown scores 29, Jayson Tatum 27 to lead Celtics to easy 117-94 win over Toronto
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 27 and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 117-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.
Kristaps Porzingis added 21 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes for the Celtics, who won their second straight after a 14-point victory over Brooklyn in their first NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday night.
“I feel like we're really far from being a finished product, a team that this is it," Porzingis said. "We're far from that still. ... There's going to be ups and downs. There's going to be like three games where it's going to look insane and three games where it's going to fall apart and the fans are going to overreact.”
Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 17 points and seven rebounds. Dennis Schroder had 14 points and Jakob Poeltl 12.
Toronto, which had won its last two games — both on the road — shot just 10 for 37 on 3-point attempts.
Boston coach Joe Mazzulla used a challenge — and was successful — with his team up 27 points and 3:27 remaining in the game.
“At the end of the day, my responsibility is to my players first,” he said when told the Raptors were upset. “It was a clear opportunity for me to try to empower the players, let them know I'm coaching you.”
The Raptors felt differently.
“That's disrespectful,” Schroder said in the locker room.
Asked if its something they'll remember Friday when the teams meet again in Toronto, he quickly said: “For sure.”
Brown scored 14 in the third quarter when the Celtics pushed their nine-point halftime edge to 24 points midway into the quarter. He started his scoring spree with a left-corner 3 and capped it with a putback jam, coming in on the baseline.
Brown had 28 points in the win on Friday. Tatum added 23.
“Both of them, elite players in this league,” Schroder said. “At the end of the day, we made it easy for them. We've got an opportunity on Friday to make it harder.”
Boston led 88-71 after three quarters.
With Brown on the bench at the start of the fourth, it was Tatum’s turn. He nailed 3s on back-to-back possessions, pushing Boston’s lead to 96-71.
Later, he set up Brown for a crowd-pleasing, fast-break jam that made it 101-73 with just over 8 minutes left.
With the Raptors misfiring early and often from 3-point range, it ended up being a relatively easy night for Boston’s starters with all of them on the bench enjoying the final minutes.
TD Garden had its traditional parquet floor a night after the tournament game on an NBA-mandated floor with a tournament-themed look.
Boston center Al Horford was back in the lineup after having Friday’s game off to manage a right-knee injury. He scored seven points with seven rebounds in 24 minutes.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Host the Wizards on Monday night, the first of four straight at home.
Celtics: Face the Knicks on Monday night, closing a three-game homestand.