Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics defeat Toronto Raptors 109 to 97 to move back over .500
Marcus Smart led the way with 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, doing most of his work in the 2nd half. Jayson Tatum had another brutal shooting night, but Josh Richardson stepped up offensively with 18 points off the bench.
Al Horford had a double double (17 and 11) in a solid bounce back performance and Grant Williams had another good game filling in for the oft injured Robert Williams. Grant finished with 15 and 5. He hit 3 of his 4 3pt attempts to put him the most exclusive company on the season:Marcus Smart in the second half: 6-for-8 shooting, 4-for-6 on 3-pointers, 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
— Souichi Terada (寺田惣一) (@SouichiTerada) November 29, 2021
Jaylen Brown finsihed with 16 points while Enes Kanter Freedom had 9 points and 10 rebounds off the bench on the eve of becoming a United States citizen.NBA players shooting 50/40/90 this season
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) November 29, 2021
1. Grant Williams (51.4/43.1/90.5)
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The Raptors were led by Fred VanFleet and rookie Scottie Barnes with 27 and 21 points respectively in the losing effort. Their leading scorer, and Celtics Bubble heart breaker, OG Anunoby did not play due to a hip injury.Kanter to become United States citizen tomorrow, change his name to "Enes Kanter Freedom" https://t.co/PmdzC4NkV2 pic.twitter.com/IXS1iYyRwZ
— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) November 29, 2021
The Celtics will close out November with a 11-10 record a quarter way through the NBA season. Boston will host the Ben Simmons-less 76ers on Wednesday at the TD Garden to kick off December.Celtics win!
— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) November 29, 2021
L to the OG (Anunoby DNP) and the rest of the Raptors.#CelticsLifeGifGames #succession #celtics #BleedGreen @succession pic.twitter.com/doSjEuis0Z
Tatum jump shot this season...
— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) November 29, 2021
Never lift 95lb dumbbells in the offseason again.#CelticsLifeGifGames #succession #celtics #BleedGreen @succession pic.twitter.com/zUranWODbP