Jayson Tatum scored 24 points as the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday, with Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard unavailable.
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The Boston Celtics rallied to a 98-93 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as Jayson Tatum scored 24 points.
Tatum finished with eight assists and seven rebounds for Boston, which improved to a 10-2 record and earned its fifth straight win.
Derrick White added 19 points and seven assists for the Celtics.
For Toronto, Ja'Kobe Walter scored 17 points, including five three-pointers, as the Raptors jumped out to a nine-point lead in the first quarter.
RJ Barrett recorded 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Toronto fell to 5-6, dipping below .500 for the first time this season.
Both Scottie Barnes and Kawhi Leonard were unavailable for Toronto. Barnes missed his third straight game with a strained left groin, while Leonard was not in the building as he recovers from swelling in his left knee.
Boston overcame an early deficit after Toronto built a 19-point lead, the Celtics' largest first-half deficit this season. The Raptors then held a 61-54 lead at halftime after answering back with a 17-2 run in the second quarter.
The Celtics turned momentum into the finish, holding Toronto to 32 second-half points and earning 12 second-chance points.
Toronto also tied a franchise record by making 10 three-pointers in the first quarter. The Raptors went 16 for 43 (37 per cent) from three-point range against Boston.
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