TORONTO – RJ Barrett had 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors ended a 10-game losing streak against Boston with a 110-97 win over the Celtics on Wednesday night.

Jakob Poeltl added 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors won their third straight games. Scottie Barnes scored 18 points.

Toronto, which beat Golden State on Monday, has yet to win a third straight this season.

Peyton Pritchard scored 20 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and Jayson Tatum added 16 for Boston. The Celtics shot 16 for 46 from 3-point range.

It was Boston’s first loss to Toronto since March 28, 2022. Brown, Tatum and Horford were among the four Celtics starters who missed that loss.

Toronto’s third win in 19 games was a major turnaround from the Raptors’ previous meeting with the Celtics. Toronto lost by a game-worst 54 points (125-71) in Boston on December 31st.

Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley sat for the second straight game. He has an injury to his left hip.

Takeaways
Celtics: Boston lost for the third time in the last five games. It is 7-7 since the start of the season 21-5.

Raptors: Guard Ochai Agbaji needed three stitches to close a cut on his right hand after he was injured in the second quarter. He didn’t return.

Key moment
Jamal Shead’s 3:36 to play capped a 12-4 Toronto run early in the fourth quarter and gave the Raptors a 100-86 lead, their largest lead of the game at that point.

Key statistics
Porzingis (4-for-5) and Pritchard (4-for-8) combined to go 8-for-13 from 3-point range, but the rest of the Celtics combined to go 8-for-33.

Next
Both teams play again on Friday. Boston hosts Orlando and Toronto visits Milwaukee.

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