The Celtics ended their 4-0 road trip in perfect fashion

TORONTO — Mitchell Robinson couldn’t help himself.

The Celtics center chirped both Derrick White and Neemias Queta during their postgame scrums after the Celtics erased a 22-point deficit to win their fifth straight game, a 98-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

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“You the fucking man!” he yelled to White after his 19-point, 4-block performance.

“Way to knock down those free throws,” he said to Queta after the Portuguese big man hit two free throws with 15 seconds to spare, giving the Celtics a three-point lead.

After a week-long road trip, the Celtics’ plane heading back to Boston was delayed, but locker-room vibes remained exceptionally high.

Players are usually quick to head out after the last game of a long road trip, but the flight delay kept nearly everyone in their lockers, bantering for far longer than normal.

Wednesday’s win, after all, was a full-team effort worth celebrating. Ron Harper Jr. blasted Olivia Dean on the aux. Robinson requested the team play some country music. Payton Pritchard threw out song requests.

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“He’s the guy,” Queta said, referring to Harper Jr.’s DJing.

In a way, it was only fitting that Harper, one of just a handful of players who never checked into the ball game, was directing the postgame jam sesh.

“Even the guys that weren’t playing just gave us a lift, energy-wise,” Joe Mazzulla said after the game.

The Celtics found a way to win every night

The Celtics went 4-0 on the trip, beating the Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Raptors. After dropping their Opening Day game against the Detroit Pistons, they have won 9 of their last 10 games. They have the league’s best net rating. And they’re playing 11 guys every night, leaning on as much depth as they can.

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Less than 24 hours after blowing out the 76ers, they found themselves on the other side of a blowout, in danger of ending the trip on a sour note.

“We talked about the four-game road trip, and we kind of talked about it before the game,” Jayson Tatum said. “Last night was a good win against a really good team, and last night wouldn’t mean anything — because it was…

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