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Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics bench step up to beat Toronto Raptors 112-96 on the road (photos)

No problem, evidently, for the Boston Celtics in their 112-96 road win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday (Dec. 20) night, with a solid game from the veteran starters and an even better effort from Boston bench securing a hard-fought win to seize third place in the Eastern Conference standings while improving to 17-11 on the season to date.

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Payton Pritchard scores 33 points as short-handed Celtics beat slumping Raptors 112-96

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Short-handed Celtics beat slumping Raptors 112-96

Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter, Derrick White and Anfernee Simons each had 15, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the slumping Toronto Raptors 112-96 on Saturda...

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Celtics roll the Raptors, 112-96

Jaylen Brown was not available for the visiting Celtics due to illness, whilst RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl were also ruled out for the home side. Sam Hauser got the starting nod for Boston alongside White,

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Payton Pritchard leads balanced effort as Celtics upend Raptors

Payton Pritchard scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter and added 10 assists and eight rebounds Saturday night as the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 112-96.

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The Toronto Raptors are back in the loss column after falling to the Boston Celtics 112-96 at the Scotiabank Arena on Saturday evening. The Raptors fell behind

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The Celtics took sole possession of third place in the Eastern Conference after beating the Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena. Boston won the second half of the back-to-back set despite playing without All-Star Jaylen Brown due to illness.

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