Game ID: 22300031
Boston Celtics @ Toronto Raptors
Friday, November 17, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 32 17 32 24 105BOS 26 39 19 24 108
BOS @ TOR ScoutingBOS @ 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.
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
TOR availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 11 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 4 min (39% of 12)
OUT Temple missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 27 min since (81% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 29 min since (102% of 28)
BACK Achiuwa back 11/11 after 5, 20 min since (112% of 18)
NEW Flynn 15 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Boucher 14 to 20 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 12 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 29 min since (86% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 4 min since (39% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/21 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Flynn 15 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Freeman-Liberty missed 13 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Young missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 11/19 after 3, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 11/17 after 3, 26 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/21 after 2, 8 min since (67% of 12)
BACK Temple back 11/21 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Flynn 15 to 21 min over the last 5
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
BOS availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 18 min (126% of 15)
OUT Brissett missed 4 since 11/13, returns tonight: 17 min (166% of 10)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restBACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Porziņģis 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
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.
11/08 @ 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 111-107 — TOR notes
TOR won 111-107. TOR shot 50% (45 of 90) to WAS's 51%, 4 of 20 from three, and went to the line 25 times to WAS's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 9. TOR turned it over 16 times to WAS's 22. The glass went 48-38 for them. Siakam led with 39 (15 of 23, 0 of 3 from three, 9 of 14 at the line); Barnes added 19, Poeltl 13. The hinge was Q4, 30-16: TOR came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 4. TOR trailed 45-64 at the half and won the second half 66-43. Siakam was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/15 vs MIL 112-128 — TOR notes
TOR lost 112-128. TOR took 11 more shots (96 to 85), fed by 26 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIL's 52%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIL's 21 — 27 points from the stripe to their 20. The glass went 55-41 for them. Barnes led with 29 (11 of 19, 3 of 3 from three); Poeltl added 13, Siakam 11. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 21 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 100-79 against them. Dick's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs BOS 105-108 — TOR notes
TOR lost 105-108. TOR shot 48% (42 of 87) to BOS's 46%, 12 of 33 from three. Schröder led with 23 (9 of 19, 5 of 11 from three); Siakam added 23, Barnes 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-19, the deficit cut from 16 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 89-73 against them. Flynn's -15 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
11/21 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (8 straight), Fultz (5 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (11 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 115 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Toronto's 23. Call it Orlando 112, Toronto 108, Toronto keeping it close.
11/22 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 133, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Haliburton at 27 and Turner at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nembhard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Barnes at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (12 straight), Young (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the defense, Toronto allowing 116 a night to Indiana's 133. Call it Indiana 123, Toronto 120, Toronto keeping it close.
11/24 vs CHI — 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 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Schröder at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (13 straight), Young (4 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 106, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 106 a night to Toronto's 121 and the glass, where Toronto has been plus-6 a night and Chicago minus-2. Call it Toronto 113, Chicago 109, Chicago keeping it close.
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 114-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-98. BOS shot 51% (40 of 79) to NYK's 42%, 19 of 43 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 24. Tatum led with 35 (13 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Brown added 22, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q3, 32-23: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 17. BOS trailed 52-53 at the half and won the second half 62-45. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/15 @ PHI 117-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 117-107. BOS shot 48% (42 of 88) to PHI's 46%, 18 of 50 from three. Tatum led with 29 (10 of 23, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); White added 27, Holiday 18. The hinge was Q1, 37-22: from level to 15 ahead. BOS trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 60-49.
11/17 @ TOR 108-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-105. BOS shot 46% (42 of 92) to TOR's 48%, 16 of 46 from three. Brown led with 23 (9 of 14, 3 of 5 from three); Tatum added 17, Porziņģis 14. The hinge was Q2, 39-17: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 16.
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.
11/20 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 31 and Miller at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Rozier (7 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 101, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Charlotte's 122. Call it Boston 116, Charlotte 109.
11/22 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Crowder (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 106 a night to Milwaukee's 115 and the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to Boston's 37. Call it Boston 117, Milwaukee 114, Milwaukee keeping it close.
11/24 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Carter Jr. (10 straight), Fultz (7 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 29 free throws a game to Boston's 20. Call it Orlando 112, Boston 110, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
TORCB C. Boucher
DS D. Schröder
GD G. Dick
GT G. Trent Jr.
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Poeltl
MF M. Flynn
PA P. Achiuwa
PS P. Siakam
SB S. Barnes
SC Schroder
BOS/TOR 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
White hits tiebreaking 3, Celtics hold on to beat Raptors 108-105 in tournament game
TORONTO -- — Derrick White made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26.8 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics recovered after blowing a 16-point halftime lead to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-105 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday night.
Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Kristaps Porzingis added 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Celtics won their sixth straight meeting with Toronto. Jayson Tatum scored 17 points for Boston, Jrue Holiday had 14 and White 13.
Sam Hauser and Al Horford each scored 11 points. Boston improved to 2-0 in tournament play after beating Brooklyn last Friday. The Celtics have won five straight overall.
“I felt like we did a good job tonight, but I thought it was one of our lesser performances,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “It was the first time last year where we just weren’t the best version of ourselves.”
White agreed that the Celtics weren’t at their best against the Raptors.
“I kind of felt like we didn’t really have that extra gear, or that gear that we’ve been playing with for the year so far,” White said. “Sam came in and made some big shots, Al made some big shots. It’s just finding a way to win when you don’t have that gear.”
Brown (non-COVID illness) and Porzingis (right knee) returned after sitting out Wednesday’s win at Philadelphia.
Brown said he strained his groin “a little bit” when he slipped on the court late in the game. He was one of several players to lose their footing on the special tournament court.
A frustrated Brown said the condition of Toronto's black and gray court was “kind of unacceptable.”
“The court was just slippery all game,” Brown said. “As players, we’re all here for the in-season tournament because it’s going to generate revenue, excitement, competition, et cetera. But you’ve got to make sure the floor is safe to play on. We can’t put our players out there and risk their health.”
Brown said he had no problem with Boston’s tournament court last Friday, but said he’s heard from other players around the NBA that they’ve been slipping on tournament courts.
“I think they need to make sure that’s an emphasis before somebody gets seriously hurt,” Brown said.
Raptors forward Precious Achiuwa said he slipped “a few times” against the Celtics. Achiuwa strained his left groin during training camp and has missed five games because of the injury.
“Coming back (from injury), I’m extra cautious,” Achiuwa said.
Toronto’s Scottie Barnes got open for a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left that would have tied the game, but his shot bounced off the rim.
Pascal Siakam and Dennis Schroder each scored 23 points in a losing cause as Toronto made its tournament debut, the last NBA team to do so. Gary Trent Jr. and Barnes both scored 14 points and Jakob Poeltl had 11.
Toronto’s O.G. Anunoby missed his third straight game because of a cut finger on his right hand, while Otto Porter Jr . was unavailable because of personal reasons.
Trent started after missing the previous three games because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and musician Fat Joe attended the game.
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