Game ID: 22400829
Boston Celtics @ Toronto Raptors
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 24 30 22 25 101BOS 35 31 23 22 111
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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 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 4 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 10 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 25 min since (124% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 24 min since (121% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (96% of 17)
BACK Olynyk back 2/02 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
TOR availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 5 since 2/04, returns tonight: 28 min (88% of 32)
OUT Poeltl missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 11 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Mogbo back 2/04 after 7, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Shead back 2/04 after 2, 22 min since (114% of 20)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 13 min since (74% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (93% of 17)
TOR availability going into 2/21 · 8 days' restOUT Poeltl missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 12 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 28 min since (88% of 32)
BACK Mitchell back 2/05 after 2, 18 min since (71% of 25)
BACK Battle back 2/05 after 7, 13 min since (72% of 18)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (93% of 17)
NEW Mogbo 20 to 26 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 13 since 1/23, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 19)
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Boucher back 2/07 after 2, 16 min since (90% of 17)
NEW Mogbo 20 to 26 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Poeltl missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 1 min since (6% of 19)
TOR availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backOUT Poeltl missed 8 since 2/05, returns tonight: 24 min (82% of 30)
OUT Battle missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 1 min since (6% of 19)
NEW Quickley 28 to 33 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Rhoden missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Battle missed 4 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 2/12 after 5, 33 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
TOR availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Rhoden missed 3 since 2/25, out tonight
OUT Lawson missed 3 since 2/25, returns tonight: 14 min (76% of 19)
OUT Battle missed 5 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 23 min since (79% of 30)
TOR availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Rhoden missed 4 since 2/25, returns tonight: 20 min (95% of 22)
OUT Battle missed 6 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 2/26 after 8, 24 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Lawson back 2/23 after 13, 8 min since (41% of 19)
BOS availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Horford back 1/31 after 2, 23 min since (82% of 28)
BACK Hauser back 1/31 after 2, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 18 min since (135% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 4 min since (39% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 2/06, out tonight
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 14 min since (105% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 7 min since (63% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Brown missed 2 since 2/10, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
OUT Holiday missed 4 since 2/06, returns tonight: 20 min (64% of 31)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 11 min since (80% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 6 min since (56% of 12)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 33 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 20 min since (64% of 31)
BACK Queta back 2/06 after 3, 9 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 5 min since (43% of 12)
BOS availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 32 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 26 min since (83% of 31)
BACK Scheierman back 2/08 after 7, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 32 min since (93% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 26 min since (83% of 31)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 19 min (105% of 18)
BACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 32 min since (93% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 31)
BOS availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 2/20 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 2/20 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 31)
BACK Kornet back 2/28 after 2, 19 min since (105% of 18)
BOS availability going into 3/05 · 2 days' restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 2/28 after 2, 25 min since (136% of 18)
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 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Quickley at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (7 straight), Battle (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-10 a night and Toronto minus-1 and the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Toronto's 111. Call it Boston 115, Toronto 108.
2/11 @ PHI 106-103 — TOR notes
TOR won 106-103. TOR shot 46% (38 of 82) to PHI's 41%, 11 of 33 from three. Barnes led with 33 (10 of 16, 12 of 15 at the line); Quickley added 23, Dick 17. The hinge was Q1, 26-18: from level to 8 ahead. TOR trailed 50-52 at the half and won the second half 56-51. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/12 vs CLE 108-131 — TOR notes
TOR lost 108-131. TOR shot 46% (42 of 91) to CLE's 48%, 10 of 29 from three. The glass went 39-53 against them. Barrett led with 27 (11 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); Barnes added 16, Quickley 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 25 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 99-73 against them. Barnes's -32 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/21 vs MIA 111-120 — TOR notes
TOR lost 111-120 in 1 overtime. TOR shot 42% (38 of 91) to MIA's 51%, 17 of 43 from three. Barrett led with 29 (11 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Quickley added 23, Barnes 13. Q3 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 9 to 4, but the other 4 periods went 93-79 against them. Barnes's -25 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/23 vs PHX 127-109 — TOR notes
TOR won 127-109. TOR shot 49% (43 of 88) to PHX's 51%, 20 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHX's 22 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 49-37 for them. Barrett led with 23 (6 of 15, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Quickley added 23, Boucher 23. The hinge was Q4, 39-27: a lead of 6 became 18. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/25 vs BOS 101-111 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-111. TOR shot 51% (42 of 83) to BOS's 47%, 5 of 33 from three, and went to the line 16 times to BOS's 8 — 12 points from the stripe to their 8. Barrett led with 22 (10 of 16, 1 of 5 from three); Barnes added 21, Dick 12. Q4 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 13 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 89-76 against them. Dick's -16 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 @ 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 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Haliburton at 21 and Turner at 19 a game. Without Isa. Jackson (50 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Barnes at 21 a game. Without Poeltl (8 straight), Battle (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Indiana's 11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Indiana's 121. Call it Indiana 120, Toronto 113.
2/28 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Vučević (2 straight), Dosunmu (3 straight), Williams (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Quickley at 18 a game. Without Rhoden (2 straight), Lawson (2 straight), Battle (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-0 a night and Chicago minus-4. Call it Chicago 118, Toronto 113.
3/02 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 29 and Wagner at 24 a game. 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Barnes at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Rhoden (3 straight), Lawson (3 straight), Battle (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 35 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Orlando's 12. Call it Orlando 111, Toronto 108, Toronto keeping it close.
3/04 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Wagner at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Harris (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Quickley at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Rhoden (4 straight), Battle (6 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-5 a night and Orlando minus-0. Call it Orlando 110, Toronto 107, Toronto keeping it close.
2/10 @ MIA 103-85 — BOS notes
BOS won 103-85. BOS shot 46% (39 of 85) to MIA's 34%, 17 of 53 from three. Tatum led with 33 (13 of 26, 4 of 12 from three); Porziņģis added 17, Horford 16. The hinge was Q2, 34-19: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 24. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/12 vs SAS 116-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 116-103. BOS shot 46% (42 of 91) to SAS's 44%, 18 of 55 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAS's 12 — 14 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 15 times to SAS's 8, and SAS turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 56-38 for them. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 25, 4 of 14 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Porziņģis added 29, White 19. The hinge was Q1, 37-19: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
2/20 @ PHI 124-104 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-104. BOS shot 48% (43 of 89) to PHI's 43%, 24 of 54 from three. Pritchard led with 28 (10 of 18, 8 of 15 from three); Brown added 20, Porziņģis 17. The hinge was Q3, 28-18: a lead of 16 became 26, and the lead reached 29. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/23 vs NYK 118-105 — BOS notes
BOS won 118-105. BOS shot 49% (45 of 91) to NYK's 43%, 17 of 44 from three. Tatum led with 25 (8 of 20, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brown added 24, White 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-19: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 27. White was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/25 @ TOR 111-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-101. BOS shot 47% (44 of 93) to TOR's 51%, 15 of 51 from three, and got to the line 8 times to TOR's 16. Brown led with 24 (10 of 18, 0 of 5 from three); White added 22, Pritchard 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-24: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/26 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 29 and Harris at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Harper Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 26 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the defense, Boston allowing 100 a night to Detroit's 110. Call it Detroit 114, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
2/28 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 113 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 14 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Brown at 23 a game. Without Kornet (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 103, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Garland (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-14 a night and Boston plus-2 and the line, where Cleveland takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 14. Call it Cleveland 115, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
3/02 vs DEN — 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 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 26 a game. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Jokić at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Watson (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-9 a night and Boston minus-2 and the turnovers, Denver giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 117, Denver 114, Denver keeping it close.
3/05 vs POR — 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 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 27 a game. Without Holiday (2 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Simons at 24 and Sharpe at 22 a game. Without Grant (3 straight), Ayton (8 straight), Thybulle (62 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Portland takes 28 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and Boston minus-2. Call it Boston 115, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JD J. Davison
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
TC T. Craig
TORCB C. Boucher
GD G. Dick
IQ I. Quickley
JM J. Mogbo
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OA O. Agbaji
OR O. Robinson
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
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
Brown scores 24 points as Celtics extend winning streak to six games, beat Raptors 111-101
TORONTO -- — Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 20 points and Jayson Tatum had 19 points and 11 assists as the Celtics improved to 24-6 on the road.
RJ Barrett scored 22 points and Scottie Barnes had 21 but the Raptors lost for the seventh time in their past nine. Gradey Dick scored 12 points and Immanuel Quickley added 10.
White shot 6 for 11 from 3-point range, singlehandedly making more shots from distance than the entire Raptors team. Toronto finished 5 for 32 from 3-point range, its fewest made 3s of the season. The Raptors made six 3-pointers against Philadelphia on Oct. 25.
The Raptors shot 8 for 8 on 3-pointers in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s win over Phoenix but opened Tuesday’s game by missing 11 straight from distance. Ochai Agbaji ended the drought when he connected with 9:17 left in the second quarter.
Takeaways Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis was scratched shortly before tip-off because of a non-COVID illness. Torrey Craig replaced Porzingis in the starting lineup, his first start with Boston. The Celtics were also without Jrue Holiday (rest), Al Horford (left big toe) and Luke Kornet (personal).
Raptors: Toronto snapped a 10-game losing streak against Boston when they last met on Jan. 15 but couldn’t build on that victory in their latest encounter with the Atlantic leaders.
Key moment Toronto trailed by 17 early in the fourth but cut the deficit to seven, 102-95, on Jamal Shead’s basket with 4:18 remaining. Tatum scored with 2:42 left, then stole the ball from Dick. White’s sixth 3-pointer restored Boston’s double-digit edge.
Key stat Tatum had nine assists in the first two quarters, a career-high for assists in a single half.
Up next Both teams play on the road Wednesday night. Boston is in Detroit while Toronto visits Indiana. ------