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The Celtics were without Jaylen Brown against the Raptors, but it didn’t matter as they came away with the 112-96 win Saturday in Toronto. The Celtics won their second straight game to improve to 17-11 on the season.

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.

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.

No Jaylen Brown, no problem for the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. With Brown sitting out on his second game of the season due to an illness, a less likely hero put on the cape for the Celtics.

Neemias Queta scored 14 points, Luka Garza chipped in with 12 and Hugo Gonzalez added 10 as the Celtics won their third straight meeting with Toronto. Boston’s Jaylen Brown, who scored 30 points in Friday’s home win over the Miami Heat, sat out because of an illness.

Payton Pritchard anotó 19 de sus 33 puntos en el tercer cuarto, Derrick White y Anfernee Simons sumaron 15 cada uno, y los Celtics de Boston, con varias

The Celtics, powered by Payton Pritchard 's 33 points and a dominating rebounding performance, took down the Raptors 112-96 on Saturday night.

Pritchard registered 33 points (13-24 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 3-3 FT), 10 assists and eight rebounds over 36 minutes during the Celtics ' 112-96 win over the Raptors on Saturday.

The Celtics had a clean injury report, but they had a relatively late addition ahead of the Pistons game Monday.