10 Takeaways from a chaotic Celtics win over Raptors

1. Incredible Comeback

At the 5:24 mark of the second quarter, the Boston Celtics were down 22 points to the Toronto Raptors and this looked like it was going to be a long night. The Celtics had every excuse to just roll over and die after going down big. It was the last game of a four-game road trip, the second half of a back-to-back where the first game was an emotionally draining battle against the Philadelphia 76ers, and Paul George was ruled out with an illness.

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The Celtics could have chalked this game up as a loss but decided to fight, going on a ridiculous 34-8 run from the 5:10 mark of the second quarter to the 3:43 mark of the third quarter. This is the second biggest comeback in the Joe Mazzulla Era of the Celtics, with the only bigger one being a 26-point comeback against the 76ers on February 2nd last year.

This was some incredible determination by Boston and a big win going into a three-day break. Boston is now 10-2 for the first time since the 2024 season when they won the championship. Ironically, the 10th win of that season was also on the road against the Toronto Raptors.

2. Jayson Tatum Ignited The Fight

The biggest reason why the Boston Celtics were able to get back into this game was because of an incredible performance by Jayson Tatum. If you look at the box score and see Tatum finished shooting 6-21 from the field and 2-11 from three, you might think it was a bad game. However, it was the 24 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks as a +9 that spoke the loudest and they were the difference maker in this game.

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The second quarter was the biggest impact made on the team, finishing with 11 points that all came on a personal 11-0 run. It was at this point where he single handedly told the team that they were not going to roll over.

Tatum came back into the game at the 7:28 mark of the second quarter when Boston was down 50-35. He started his run two minutes later with a three, 2 free throws and a monster slam to force Toronto into a timeout. That didn’t stop Tatum, as he hit an and-1 three with a flagrant foul free throw and then found Baylor Scheierman for a three that…

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Publish date : 2026-11-12 12:00:00

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