Power forward Jayson Tatum contributed a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds as leader of the Boston Celtics, which they surpassed by beating 104-88 to the Raptors de Toronto.
In the first meeting of the season between the two teams, which also played at the TD Garden in Boston, on October 22, at the Celtics’ home opener, the Raptors won by 32 points.
Tatum added seven assists, while the German guard Dennis Schroder he scored 20 goals and the pivot Robert Williams III, got a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds as the leader of the Celtics’ inside game (4-6).
The Dominican pivot Al Horford He finished with 10 points, five rebounds -defensive-, two assists, a ball recovery and a block in the 24 minutes he played as the starter for the Celtics.
The Spanish power forward Juancho Hernangómez did not play by decision of the Celtics coach, Ime Udoka.
The Raptors (6-5) they had the rookie forward Scottie Barness as their leading scorer by contributing 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Listen to him Fred VanVleet contributed 16 points and the English forward Og Anunoby next to the guard-forward Gary Trent they scored 14 points each for the Toronto team.
With their loss, the Raptors saw their mark drop to 4-1 on the road after being 4-0 undefeated.
The Cameroonian power forward Pascal Siakam, who played his second game of the season after being out with a right shoulder injury, scored eight points in 30 minutes for Toronto.
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