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Jayson Tatum scores 23, Celtics rout Toronto 125-71 as Raptors' losing streak hits 11 games
BOSTON (AP) Jayson Tatum scored 18 of his 23 points in Boston's dominant third quarter, and the Celtics routed Toronto 125-71 on Tuesday, extending the Raptors' losing streak to 11 games.
The Celtics outscored the Raptors 45-18 in the third, using an onslaught of 3-pointers to pull away and close out 2024 with a blowout. Boston made 10 of 12 shots from beyond the arc in the period. Tatum hit four 3s and Jrue Holiday and Sam Hauser each hit two as Boston shot 74% for the period.
Holiday returned after missing three games with a right shoulder injury, finishing with 14 points. Payton Pritchard scored 19, Derrick White had 16 and Hauser finished with 12 points. Jaylen Brown added 12 points and nine rebounds in the win.
Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jakob Poeltl grabbed 13 rebounds for the Raptors, who went 2-11 in the month of December.
Raptors: Toronto never recovered after committing 12 turnovers in the first half while shooting just 29.5% (13 for 44) in the first two periods. It only got worse in the third quarter as the Celtics more than doubled the Raptors’ scoring.
Celtics: Boston led 90-53 by the end of the third quarter and rested its starters in the fourth.
After missing their first nine shots and falling behind 6-2 early, back-to-back 3-pointers by White and Holiday midway through the first quarter started the Celtics on an 8-0 run that put Boston in front for good.
Boston forced 21 turnovers, while committing just 13.
The Raptors are home Wednesday against the Nets. The Celtics open 2025 on the road Thursday at the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jakob Poeltl vs. Al Horford (Jayson Tatum gains possession) | ||
| 11:35 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 |  | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Jaylen Brown shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 10:14 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 10:14 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:14 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 3-0 |
| 8:51 | | Scottie Barnes blocks Derrick White's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:50 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:35 | | Jrue Holiday misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (lost ball) (Jrue Holiday steals) | ||
| 8:08 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Ochai Agbaji misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:44 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 3-2 |
| 7:34 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:21 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 6:56 | | Derrick White shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:56 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-2 |
| 6:38 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Jaylen Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Jaylen Brown turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running layup (Davion Mitchell assists) | 6-2 |
| 6:12 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 6-5 |
| 5:47 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Jaylen Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Jrue Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 6-8 |
| 5:21 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Al Horford steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point running alley-oop layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 6-10 |
| 5:15 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:50 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point pullup jump shot (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 8-10 |
| 4:30 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Jrue Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 8-13 |
| 4:10 | | Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Jamal Shead misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point running pullup jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 8-16 |
| 3:18 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | Chris Boucher personal foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 2:35 | | Derrick White turnover (lost ball) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 2:34 | | Jamal Shead misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:33 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point putback layup | 10-16 |
| 2:10 | | Jayson Tatum turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Derrick White blocks Chris Boucher's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 2:04 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:47 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:33 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Derrick White blocks Chris Boucher's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:22 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point cutting layup (Luke Kornet assists) | 10-18 |
| 0:50 | | Scottie Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-21 |
| 0:35 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Payton Pritchard misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:25 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point driving reverse layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 12-21 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-23 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | Al Horford personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 11:29 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:08 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Scottie Barnes turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:03 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 12-26 |
| 10:51 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Jamison Battle misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Ja'Kobe Walter blocks Payton Pritchard's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:56 | | Al Horford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point running dunk | ||
| 9:48 | | Sam Hauser defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Ja'Kobe Walter turnover (bad pass) (Neemias Queta steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving layup | 12-28 |
| 8:53 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:41 | | Jamison Battle turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 8:41 | | Jamison Battle personal foul (Loose ball) (Payton Pritchard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Al Horford misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point running jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 15-28 |
| 7:59 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Neemias Queta's two point layup | ||
| 7:58 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point running jump shot (Jamison Battle assists) | 18-28 |
| 7:27 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Neemias Queta offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Jakob Poeltl personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Ochai Agbaji personal foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point turnaround hook shot | 18-30 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point alley-oop layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 20-30 |
| 6:34 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Neemias Queta offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Sam Hauser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Celtics defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point jump shot (Sam Hauser assists) | 20-33 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point pullup jump shot | 23-33 |
| 5:22 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Jrue Holiday makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists) | 23-35 |
| 4:53 | | Jamal Shead misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Luke Kornet turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 4:45 | | Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Derrick White defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 |