Game ID: 22500388
Boston Celtics @ Toronto Raptors
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 20 31 29 16 96BOS 32 17 34 29 112
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 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 7 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 2 since 12/04, returns tonight: 22 min (143% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 8 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 22 min since (143% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/15 · 5 days' restOUT Barrett missed 9 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 24 min since (154% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 10 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 23 min since (149% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 11 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 22 min since (145% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT Barrett missed 12 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Poeltl missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 7 min (27% of 24)
BACK Agbaji back 12/07 after 2, 23 min since (151% of 16)
TOR availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 13 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 12/21 after 2, 7 min since (27% of 24)
NEW Agbaji 16 to 23 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 14 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Poeltl back 12/21 after 2, 7 min since (27% of 24)
NEW Mamukelashvili 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 16 to 22 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Barrett missed 15 since 11/24, returns tonight: 24 min (76% of 31)
OUT Poeltl missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
NEW Mamukelashvili 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Agbaji 16 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Garza back 12/04 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
NEW Walsh 17 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/11 · 3 days' restOUT Boucher missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Garza back 12/04 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 16)
NEW Walsh 17 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/15 · 3 days' restOUT Garza missed 2 since 12/07, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Walsh 17 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Garza missed 3 since 12/07, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Walsh 17 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/20 · back-to-backOUT Garza missed 4 since 12/07, returns tonight: 26 min (166% of 16)
OUT Boucher missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
NEW Walsh 17 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Garza back 12/20 after 4, 26 min since (166% of 16)
BOS availability going into 12/26 · 3 days' restOUT Boucher missed 12 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Garza back 12/20 after 4, 25 min since (162% of 16)
NEW González 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Garza back 12/20 after 4, 26 min since (165% of 16)
NEW González 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Minott missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 14 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Garza back 12/20 after 4, 22 min since (142% of 16)
NEW González 14 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Barnes at 17 a game. Without Barrett (11 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and White at 24 a game. Without Garza (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 35 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 13. Call it Toronto 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
12/07 vs BOS 113-121 — TOR notes
TOR lost 113-121. TOR shot 49% (43 of 88) to BOS's 48%, 9 of 22 from three, and went to the line 21 times to BOS's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. Ingram led with 30 (11 of 20, 4 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Barnes added 18, Mamukelashvili 14. Q3 was theirs, 32-20, the deficit cut from 18 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 101-81 against them. Poeltl's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/09 vs NYK 101-117 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-117. TOR took 10 more shots (90 to 80), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to NYK's 52%, 11 of 38 from three, and got to the line 18 times to NYK's 28. The glass went 37-48 against them. Ingram led with 31 (11 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Shead added 18, Barnes 13. Q1 was theirs, 39-35, but the other 3 periods went 82-62 against them. Barnes's -20 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 @ MIA 106-96 — TOR notes
TOR won 106-96. TOR shot 48% (42 of 88) to MIA's 42%, 16 of 40 from three, and got to the line 9 times to MIA's 23. Ingram led with 28 (9 of 19, 5 of 7 from three); Barnes added 17, Quickley 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-19: TOR came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10. TOR trailed 46-52 at the half and won the second half 60-44. Shead was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/18 @ MIL 111-105 — TOR notes
TOR won 111-105. TOR shot 50% (42 of 84) to MIL's 45%, 13 of 35 from three. Ingram led with 29 (9 of 18, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Barnes added 24, Mamukelashvili 18. The hinge was Q1, 31-25: from level to 6 ahead. Ingram was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/20 vs BOS 96-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 96-112. TOR shot 41% (36 of 87) to BOS's 46%, 16 of 47 from three. The glass went 37-55 against them. Ingram led with 24 (10 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Mamukelashvili added 24, Barnes 12. Q2 was theirs, 31-17, turning a 12-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 95-65 against them. Walter's -29 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Clowney at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thomas (18 straight), Saraf (3 straight), Etienne (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ingram at 28 and Barnes at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Barrett (12 straight), Poeltl (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-4. Call it Brooklyn 113, Toronto 109, Toronto keeping it close.
12/23 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 21 and Ware at 17 a game. Without Herro (4 straight), Larsson (4 straight), Jović (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 13 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Barnes at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Barrett (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 24 free throws a game to Toronto's 13 and the defense, Toronto allowing 105 a night to Miami's 116. Call it Miami 113, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
12/26 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; McCollum at 17 and Bagley III at 17 a game. Without Cooper (10 straight), Whitmore (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 13 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barnes at 17 a game. Without Barrett (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 100 a night to Washington's 116 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 16 times a game to Washington's 9. Call it Toronto 113, Washington 110, Washington keeping it close.
12/28 vs GSW — 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 103 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barnes at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Barrett (15 straight), Poeltl (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 28 and Butler III at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Toronto minus-5 and the line, where Golden State takes 23 free throws a game to Toronto's 17. Call it Toronto 113, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
12/07 @ TOR 121-113 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-113. BOS shot 48% (44 of 92) to TOR's 49%, 20 of 47 from three, and got to the line 14 times to TOR's 21. Brown led with 30 (9 of 19, 3 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); White added 27, Pritchard 15. The hinge was Q2, 43-33: a lead of 8 became 18, and the lead reached 23. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/11 @ MIL 101-116 — BOS notes
BOS lost 101-116. BOS took 9 more shots (88 to 79), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIL's 58%, 14 of 49 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MIL's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. Brown led with 30 (10 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Walsh added 20, Pritchard 11. Q1 was theirs, 35-29, but the other 3 periods went 87-66 against them. They led by as many as 14. Pritchard's -21 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 vs DET 105-112 — BOS notes
BOS lost 105-112. BOS shot 46% (38 of 82) to DET's 46%, 10 of 39 from three. Brown led with 34 (13 of 25, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 14 at the line); White added 31, Pritchard 12. Q1 was theirs, 33-25, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. They led by as many as 12. White's -16 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 vs MIA 129-116 — BOS notes
BOS won 129-116. BOS shot 54% (44 of 82) to MIA's 39%, 21 of 43 from three. White led with 33 (11 of 20, 9 of 14 from three); Brown added 30, Hauser 15. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 3 became 13, and the lead reached 19. White was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/20 @ TOR 112-96 — BOS notes
BOS won 112-96. BOS shot 46% (44 of 95) to TOR's 41%, 12 of 39 from three. The glass went 55-37 for them. Pritchard led with 33 (13 of 24, 4 of 9 from three); White added 15, Simons 15. The hinge was Q4, 29-16: a lead of 3 became 16. BOS trailed 49-51 at the half and won the second half 63-45. González was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/22 vs IND — 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 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and White at 23 a game. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Nembhard at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nesmith (16 straight), Sheppard (6 straight), Toppin (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-6 and the arc, Boston at 35 percent from three to Indiana's 30. Call it Boston 117, Indiana 108.
12/26 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Nembhard at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Nesmith (18 straight), Sheppard (8 straight), Toppin (27 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and White at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Indiana minus-7 and the arc, Boston at 33 percent from three to Indiana's 27. Call it Boston 113, Indiana 108.
12/28 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Avdija at 26 and Sharpe at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Holiday (19 straight), Grant (4 straight), Henderson (31 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and White at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 18 times a game to Boston's 12 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Portland plus-1. Call it Boston 116, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
12/30 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 29 and George at 26 a game. Without Kessler (26 straight), Harkless (17 straight), Anderson (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and White at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Minott (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Utah's 129 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Utah minus-2. Call it Boston 122, Utah 117.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JM J. Minott
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
TORBI B. Ingram
CM C. Murray-Boyles
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Battle
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
OA O. Agbaji
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
TORONTO -- — Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each had 15, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night.
Neemias Queta scored 14 points, Luka Garza had 12 and Hugo Gonzalez added 10 as the Celtics won their third straight meeting with Toronto.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown , who scored 30 points in Friday’s home win over the Miami Heat , sat out because of an illness.
Pritchard shot eight for 10 in the third, making two of four attempts from 3-point range. He finished 13 for 24, making four of nine from distance.
Pritchard led Boston with 10 assists, matching his season-high. He also had seven rebounds.
Garza and Gonzalez each had 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won seven of their last nine games.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored a season-high 24 points, Brandon Ingram also had 24 and Scottie Barnes added 12 points for the Raptors, whose two-game winning streak was snapped. Toronto has lost seven of 10.
Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley shot one for 12 and finished with three points. Fellow starter Ochai Agbaji shot one for five and scored six points.
The Raptors set a season-high with 47 attempts from 3-point range. They made 16, but it wasn’t enough.
Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl (lower back) sat out for the second straight game.