TORONTO — Forward Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, including three of four from behind the 3-point line, to help the Boston Celtics thwart a desperate comeback attempt by the Toronto Raptors in a 121-113 win Sunday.
Brandon Ingram's 30 points paced the Raptors, who trailed by 23 early in the third quarter and took the lead on Jamal Sheed's layup with 10:39 left in the game at Scotiabank Arena.
The teams were tied 102-102 when Payton Pritchard hit a 3-pointer with 7:15 left to give Boston (15-9) its fifth straight win. The Raptors (15-10) lost their third straight game.
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Guard Derrick White scored 27 points and Pritchard added 15.
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Raptors Scottie Barnes and Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 18 and 14 points, respectively. Barnes also had 11 rebounds and eight assists.
The guests took the lead with a score of 10:3. They held an eight-point lead after the first quarter and extended their lead to 77-59 at the half.
The Raptors pulled to within four points on 3-pointers by Ochai Agbaji and Sheed with 1:47 left in the third quarter.
The Celtics scored 20 of their 47 points on 3-point attempts. Toronto scored only nine of their 22 points.
Takeaway
Raptors: Guard Emmanuel Quickley had to make a game-time decision due to illness. He managed 11 points after scoring a season-high 31 in Friday's loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
Celtics: Montreal's Chris Boucher was honored with a video greeting before the game. He returned to Scotiabank Arena for his first regular-season game since the 32-year-old left the Raptors to sign with Boston last summer.
Key Point
Pritchard's nifty pass to the White sub with 55.3 seconds left in the second quarter capped a 7-0 run and gave the Celtics a 22-point lead.
Key Statistics
The Celtics scored 77 points in the first half, the most the Raptors had scored in a half this season. The previous record was 75 points scored by the Dallas Mavericks in the second half at home on October 26.
Next
Celtics: Visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.
Raptors: Concludes a five-game homestand against the New York Knicks on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 7, 2025.
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