Game ID: 22400230
Toronto Raptors @ Boston Celtics
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
BOS 28 28 30 28 12 126TOR 26 28 31 29 9 123
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 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 3 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Hauser back 10/30 after 3, 18 min since (88% of 21)
BACK Scheierman back 11/04 after 3, 8 min since (72% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 4 since 11/02, returns tonight: 37 min (108% of 35)
OUT Scheierman missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 37 min since (108% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 37 min since (106% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 36 min since (105% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/16, returns tonight: 23 min (83% of 27)
OUT Scheierman missed 9 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 11/09 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 8 since 10/25, returns tonight: 26 min (94% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/10 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 11/09 after 8, 26 min since (94% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 31 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 2 since 11/09, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 11/09 after 8, 27 min since (96% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 3 since 11/09, out tonight
BACK Quickley back 11/09 after 8, 27 min since (96% of 28)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 9 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 4 since 11/09, out tonight
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 10 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Quickley missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 5 since 11/09, out tonight
NEW Dick 29 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 27 to 36 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT Barnes missed 11 since 10/30, returns tonight: 27 min (83% of 33)
OUT Quickley missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 6 since 11/09, out tonight
NEW Dick 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 30 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/24 · 2 days' restOUT Quickley missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 7 since 11/09, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 27 min since (83% of 33)
NEW Dick 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 32 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Quickley missed 6 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Walter missed 8 since 11/09, out tonight
BACK Barnes back 11/21 after 11, 31 min since (94% of 33)
NEW Agbaji 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 25 to 30 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 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dick at 17 and Barrett at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Barnes (9 straight), Quickley (2 straight), Walter (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 37 percent from three to Toronto's 31. Call it Boston 119, Toronto 106, Boston by 13.
11/08 vs BKN 108-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-104 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 43% (39 of 90) to BKN's 41%, 14 of 53 from three. The glass went 39-51 against them. Tatum led with 33 (11 of 25, 5 of 13 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Pritchard added 20, Holiday 17. The hinge was OT1, 14-10: from level to 4 ahead. BOS trailed 49-51 at the half and won the second half 59-53. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/10 @ MIL 113-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-107. BOS shot 41% (35 of 86) to MIL's 48%, 19 of 50 from three, and went to the line 27 times to MIL's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. Tatum led with 31 (7 of 21, 4 of 12 from three, 13 of 15 at the line); Pritchard added 18, White 15. The hinge was Q3, 29-15: BOS came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 3. BOS trailed 58-69 at the half and won the second half 55-38. Holiday was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/12 vs ATL 116-117 — BOS notes
BOS lost 116-117. BOS shot 51% (38 of 75) to ATL's 51%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 27 times to ATL's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 34-44 against them. Brown led with 37 (14 of 22, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); White added 31, Tatum 20. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 92-82 against them. They led by as many as 15.
11/13 @ BKN 139-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 139-114. BOS shot 54% (50 of 93) to BKN's 51%, 22 of 46 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BKN's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. BOS turned it over 7 times to BKN's 12. The glass went 45-34 for them. Tatum led with 36 (12 of 19, 5 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Brown added 24, Pritchard 23. The hinge was Q4, 36-25: a lead of 14 became 25, and the lead reached 30. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/16 vs TOR 126-123 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-123 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 44% (44 of 99) to TOR's 51%, 21 of 61 from three. Brown led with 27 (8 of 16, 2 of 7 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Tatum added 24, White 18. The hinge was OT1, 12-9: from level to 3 ahead. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
11/19 vs CLE — 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 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Garland at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Merrill (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 118, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/22 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Champagnie (3 straight), Holmes (6 straight). 3 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 116 a night to Washington's 127 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-0 a night and Washington minus-7. Call it Boston 123, Washington 113, Boston by 10.
11/24 vs MIN — 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 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Minnesota's 35. Call it Boston 119, Minnesota 111.
11/25 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Zubac at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Powell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 97 a night to Boston's 111 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Boston minus-1. Call it Boston 112, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/09 @ LAC 103-105 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-105. TOR took 19 more shots (95 to 76), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to LAC's 46%, 11 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to LAC's 32. Agbaji led with 21 (9 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Quickley added 21, Dick 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-24, the deficit cut from 11 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 81-70 against them. Barrett's -11 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 @ LAL 103-123 — TOR notes
TOR lost 103-123. TOR shot 45% (37 of 82) to LAL's 51%, 10 of 29 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAL's 28. TOR turned it over 16 times to LAL's 5, and LAL turned those into 9 steals. Barrett led with 18 (5 of 15, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Boucher added 18, Agbaji 16. Q1 was theirs, 34-26, but the other 3 periods went 97-69 against them. They led by as many as 10. Barrett's -24 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ MIL 85-99 — TOR notes
TOR lost 85-99. TOR shot 35% (30 of 86) to MIL's 40%, 9 of 25 from three, and went to the line 20 times to MIL's 12 — 16 points from the stripe to their 7. TOR turned it over 21 times to MIL's 16, and MIL turned those into 16 steals. Dick led with 32 (7 of 20, 4 of 10 from three, 14 of 16 at the line); Poeltl added 13, Boucher 12. Q4 was theirs, 18-18, but the other 3 periods went 81-67 against them. Barrett's -23 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs DET 95-99 — TOR notes
TOR lost 95-99. TOR shot 36% (35 of 97) to DET's 41%, 8 of 31 from three. Poeltl led with 25 (12 of 20); Barrett added 22, Dick 16. Q3 was theirs, 26-18, turning a 3-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. Battle's -27 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 @ BOS 123-126 — TOR notes
TOR lost 123-126 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 51% (50 of 98) to BOS's 44%, 9 of 23 from three. Poeltl led with 35 (16 of 19); Barrett added 25, Boucher 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-30, the deficit cut from 2 to 1, but the other 4 periods went 96-92 against them.
11/18 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 110, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poeltl at 18 and Dick at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Barnes (10 straight), Quickley (3 straight), Walter (5 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mathurin at 22 and Siakam at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Nembhard (5 straight), Nesmith (7 straight), Isa. Jackson (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Indiana minus-5 and the arc, Indiana at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 32. Call it Toronto 112, Indiana 111, Indiana keeping it close.
11/21 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poeltl at 23 and Barrett at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Barnes (11 straight), Quickley (4 straight), Walter (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-6. Call it Minnesota 113, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
11/24 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Garland at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without LeVert (2 straight), Wade (2 straight), Okoro (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Poeltl at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Quickley (5 straight), Walter (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Toronto's 36 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 17 times a game to Cleveland's 12. Call it Cleveland 121, Toronto 110, Cleveland by 11.
11/25 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 22 and Beasley at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Barrett at 27 and Poeltl at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Quickley (6 straight), Walter (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the line, where Toronto takes 29 free throws a game to Detroit's 21. Call it Detroit 116, Toronto 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORBF B. Fernando
CB C. Boucher
DM D. Mitchell
GD G. Dick
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
OA O. Agbaji
RB R. Barrett
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
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
Tatum's 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime gives the Celtics a 126-123 victory over the Raptors
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 126-123 on Saturday night.
Tatum finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 27 points. Al Horford and Derrick White scored 18 points apiece.
Toronto has lost seven straight and failed to register its first road win of the season despite getting a career-high 35 points from Jakob Poeltl , who finished 16 of 19 from the field with 12 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 25 points and 10 rebounds.
With the game tied at 112 in regulation, Barrett connected on a runner in the lane and was fouled by Brown with 59 seconds remaining. But Barrett missed his ensuing free throw.
Boston’s Neemias Queta , who started in place of Jrue Holiday (left knee tendinopathy), scored a driving layup on Boston’s next possession.
Takeaways Raptors: The Raptors entered with Scottie Barnes (orbital fracture) and Bruce Brown (right knee) on the mend. They dodged another big injury. Bruno Fernando was helped off the court in the second quarter after landing awkwardly on a teammate’s foot while pulling down a rebound. But he was able to return.
Celtics: The Celtics improved to 11-3 and avoided losing for the third time at TD Garden this season.
Key moment With the game tied at 123, Toronto won a coach’s challenge on an out of bounds call that originally was awarded to Boston. But Barrett had his driving layup attempt blocked by Queta, giving the ball back to the Celtics with 20.2 seconds remaining.
Key Stat The Raptors outscored the Celtics 76-42 in the paint. Boston gave up 68 points to Atlanta during its NBA Cup loss to the Hawks earlier this week.
Up next The Raptors host the Indiana Pacers on Monday. The Celtics resume NBA Cup play on Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers .