Game ID: 22501132
Toronto Raptors @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 26 28 26 35 115TOR 26 20 31 24 101
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 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 10 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 28 min since (159% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Brown missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 34)
OUT Vučević missed 11 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (177% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 12 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (178% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 24 min since (141% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 14 since 3/08, returns tonight: 13 min (63% of 20)
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 22 min since (127% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 13 min since (63% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 31 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Garza missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 37 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 18 min since (87% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 30 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Garza missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 16 min (104% of 16)
OUT González missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 25 min (180% of 14)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BOS availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 25 min since (180% of 14)
TOR availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 3 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 18 min since (79% of 22)
TOR availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 4 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 18 min since (79% of 22)
TOR availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Quickley missed 5 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Murray-Boyles back 3/23 after 11, 19 min since (86% of 22)
TOR availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
NEW Shead 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
NEW Walter 22 to 30 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 8 since 3/23, returns tonight: 18 min (55% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 18 min since (55% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 28 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 33 and Tatum at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Vučević (14 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 17 a game. Without Quickley (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-10 a night and Toronto plus-2 and the line, where Toronto takes 29 free throws a game to Boston's 22. Call it Boston 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
3/29 @ CHA 114-99 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-99. BOS shot 51% (42 of 83) to CHA's 43%, 14 of 34 from three. BOS turned it over 5 times to CHA's 11. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 23, 5 of 10 from three); Pritchard added 28, Queta 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-28: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 20. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/30 @ ATL 102-112 — BOS notes
BOS lost 102-112. BOS shot 41% (35 of 85) to ATL's 47%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 26 times to ATL's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 11. Brown led with 29 (9 of 29, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 14 at the line); Garza added 20, Pritchard 16. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 90-76 against them. Pritchard's -19 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MIA 147-129 — BOS notes
BOS won 147-129. BOS shot 58% (56 of 96) to MIA's 46%, 21 of 44 from three. The glass went 48-37 for them. Brown led with 43 (17 of 29, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Tatum added 25, Hauser 23. The hinge was Q1, 53-33: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/03 @ MIL 133-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 133-101. BOS shot 56% (50 of 89) to MIL's 42%, 17 of 37 from three, and went to the line 19 times to MIL's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 8 times to MIL's 13. The glass went 48-30 for them. Brown led with 26 (7 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 23, Queta 19. The hinge was Q1, 43-26: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 35. White was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/05 vs TOR 115-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 115-101. BOS shot 53% (47 of 88) to TOR's 48%, 8 of 28 from three. The glass went 44-31 for them. Brown led with 26 (11 of 20, 1 of 3 from three); Tatum added 23, Queta 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-24: a lead of 3 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/07 vs CHA — 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 108, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Ball at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Salaün (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 114, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
4/09 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Garza (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
4/10 vs NOP — 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 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Garza (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fears at 24 and Bey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without McGowens (14 straight), Jordan (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-12 a night and New Orleans minus-7 and the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to New Orleans's 124. Call it Boston 121, New Orleans 111, Boston by 10.
4/12 vs ORL — 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 107, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Banchero at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 32 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 113. Call it Boston 117, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
3/29 vs ORL 139-87 — TOR notes
TOR won 139-87. TOR shot 57% (54 of 94) to ORL's 38%, 13 of 29 from three. TOR turned it over 10 times to ORL's 27. Barrett led with 24 (8 of 14, 0 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Barnes added 23, Mamukelashvili 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-20: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 56. Mamukelashvili was the night's best plus/minus at +47.
3/31 @ DET 116-127 — TOR notes
TOR lost 116-127. TOR took 16 more shots (89 to 73), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to DET's 60%, 10 of 29 from three. TOR turned it over 13 times to DET's 18. Barrett led with 24 (7 of 12, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Ingram added 22, Mamukelashvili 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-27, the deficit cut from 19 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 100-81 against them. Ingram's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs SAC 115-123 — TOR notes
TOR lost 115-123. TOR shot 55% (42 of 77) to SAC's 46%, 9 of 23 from three. The glass went 32-48 against them. Barrett led with 20 (8 of 19, 1 of 5 from three); Murray-Boyles added 20, Poeltl 18. Q4 was theirs, 34-33, the deficit cut from 9 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 90-81 against them. Barnes's -15 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ MEM 128-96 — TOR notes
TOR won 128-96. TOR shot 52% (44 of 84) to MEM's 40%, 9 of 24 from three, and went to the line 41 times to MEM's 26 — 31 points from the stripe to their 17. TOR turned it over 14 times to MEM's 20. The glass went 51-38 for them. Barrett led with 25 (9 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Murray-Boyles added 19, Ingram 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-20: a lead of 5 became 18, and the lead reached 33. Walter was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
4/05 @ BOS 101-115 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-115. TOR shot 48% (40 of 84) to BOS's 53%, 8 of 20 from three. The glass went 31-44 against them. Walter led with 16 (6 of 9, 4 of 5 from three); Barrett added 15, Ingram 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 89-70 against them. Poeltl's -16 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs MIA — 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 110, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 18 a game. Without Quickley (8 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 135, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Jaquez Jr. at 20 a game. Without Powell (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 110 a night to Miami's 135. Call it Toronto 123, Miami 117.
4/09 vs MIA — 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 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Ingram at 19 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 130, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 111 a night to Miami's 130. Call it Toronto 121, Miami 115.
4/10 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Toronto plus-0 and the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
4/12 vs BKN — 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 106, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Liddell at 19 and Etienne at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Claxton (4 straight), Wolf (10 straight), Johnson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 119. Call it Toronto 117, Brooklyn 106, Toronto by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
VU Vucevic
TORAL A. Lawson
BI B. Ingram
CM C. Murray-Boyles
JB J. Battle
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
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
Tatum and Brown carry Celtics to 115-101 win over Raptors
BOSTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 26 points, Jayson Tatum had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 115-101 on Sunday.
Neemias Queta had 18 points and seven rebounds, and Payton Pritchard scored 17 points for the Celtics, who won their third straight to move closer to clinching second place in the Eastern Conference.
Ja’Kobe Walter led Toronto with 16 points, and Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett each had 15.
Celtics center Nikola Vucevic returned after missing a month following surgery for a broken right ring finger. He looked a bit rusty, scoring just four points in 13 minutes with four rebounds.
Coming off consecutive games of putting up at least 43 points in the opening quarter, the Celtics looked a bit sluggish and were cold from long range early, missing 13 of their initial 16 shots from 3-point range. The teams were tied at 26 after one.
Fighting for a top-six spot in the Eastern Conference to avoid the play-in tournament, the Raptors were outscored 35-24 in the final quarter that was filled with their turnovers and breakdowns defensively. Walter even missed all three free throw attempts on one trip to the line.
Boston led by just three points entering the final quarter before going on a game-breaking 16-6 spree that was started by a long 3-pointer from Pritchard 18 seconds into the period.
The Raptors trailed by 10 with just under four minutes left before Boston scored 10 of the next 12 points. Brown had three baskets, including a pair a few seconds apart when he missed his free throw trying for a three-point play but grabbed the rebound and converted a layup.
Toronto won its previous game against Memphis by 32 points.