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Celtics erase 22-point deficit to beat Raptors 98-93
Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and put Boston ahead at the line with 25.2 seconds left. The Celtics won their fifth straight game.
Jayson Tatum made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 25.2 seconds left, and the Boston Celtics erased a 22-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.
Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 19 and Neemias Queta finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Boston won its fifth straight and improved to 10-2. Ja’Kobe Walter led Toronto with 17 points as the Raptors fell to 5-6. Paul George missed the game with an illness after scoring 36 points against Philadelphia on Tuesday, according to the official NBA game recap.
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Other Wednesday finals
James Harden scored a season-high 32 points, and Donovan Mitchell added 23 as Cleveland beat New York 115-107 at Madison Square Garden. The loss ended the Knicks’ four-game winning streak. Karl-Anthony Towns tied Willis Reed’s franchise record with his 11th straight double-double to start the season, according to the official NBA recap.
The Lakers beat the Bucks 123-112 in Milwaukee.
Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Dëmin each scored 22 points as Brooklyn beat New Orleans 145-111. Eight Nets scored in double figures, and Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 29 points, according to the official NBA box score.
Wednesday’s late games
Golden State at Houston was scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET. Oklahoma City at Portland was scheduled for 10 p.m. ET to close the 10-game schedule.
