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It is one of the best games of this season's NBA playoffs. Kyle Lowry helped his team to win 2 OT thriller with 33 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and he made 6 3-pointer out of 10 in a game. This was a crazy game.
Now Toronto Raptors playing like a defending champion despite missing key players from the last season like Leonard and Danny Green.
Kemba Walker had a bad game he was able to score only 5 points in a game with 4 rebounds and 7 assists. He made only 2 field goals from 11 in a game with a -7 rating.
Quarter 1
10:24 remaining in a quarter, VanVleet stole a ball from Kemba Walker. 9:38 minutes to go in a quarter, Marcus Smart scored a 3-pointer before this both teams missed some shots. 8:59 to go, Marcus Smart again made a long-range shot which gave 5 points lead to the Boston Celtics. Smart scored all first 9 points for the Boston Celtics. 6:48 to go Kyle Lowry knocked down 3-pointer and drew a foul on Jayson Tatum. 4:43 to go in the quarter, Serge Ibaka blocked a shot of Jaylen Brown and in the same play, he once again blocked a shot of Jaylen Brown. Jaylen Brown banged 3-pointer when just over 3 minutes left in a quarter. 33 seconds to go, Jayson Tatum blocked a shot of Siakam. Celtics were 4 points ahead after the first quarter of play in a game.
Quarter 2
10 minutes remaining in a quarter, With Jaylen Brown's jumper, Celtics got 6 points lead. 7:57 to go, Wanamaker hit a 3 for 11 points to the Celtics. Toronto Raptors missed the last 8 3-points FG. 7:10 remaining, Boston Celtics made a 10-2 run in the last 2:33 minutes. Just under 6 minutes to go, Serge Ibaka made 3-pointer with this Toronto Raptors made only 3 3-pointer out of 15 in a game. 5:16 remaining in a quarter, Serge Ibaka banged another 3-pointer which cut a lead to 6 points for Toronto Raptors. 3:55 left in a quarter, Serge Ibaka made another 3-pointer and drew a foul for 4 points play but he missed a free-throw. Boston lead cut to 5 points. 1:40 to go, Jayson Tatum's 3-pointer gave 10 points to Boston Celtics. Toronto Raptors made an 8-0 run which cut a lead to 2 points. Both teams scored 27 points each in the second quarter.
Quarter 3
Gasol knocked down a 3-pointer and Boston Celtics' lead cut to the only point. Marcus Smart made the 4th 3-pointer of a game for 4 points lead to the Raptors. Raptors made a 6-0 run with a help of VanVleet and took a lead of 2 points in a game. Toronto Raptors got the first lead since 1-0 in the first quarter. 6:59 to go, VanVleet knocked down a 3-pointer for the Raptors to take a lead of 5 points in a game. 6:47 to go, Toronto Raptors made a 9-0 run in 1 minute and 41 seconds. With Siakam's 3 points play Toronto Raptors took 7 points to lead in a game. 2:17 to go, Toronto Raptors got 8 points lead in a game. Toronto Raptors had 4 points lead after 3 quarters of play.
Quarter 4
In quarter 4 Toronto Raptors maintained a lead until Jayson Tatum with a pull-up 3-point jumper gave 1 point lead to the Celtics. Toronto Raptors took back a lead with a 3-pointer made by Kyle Lowry. 6:20 to go, Kyle Lowry fired another 3-pointer for 5 points lead in a game. 2:09 to go, A ball stripped by Smart and picked up by Daniel Theis. On the other end, Theis finished a play with a dunk on Marcus Smart's assist and tied a game at 98-98. After this play, both teams were unable to score any point and the match went into OT. Walker missed a chance to give his team a win when 3 seconds left in a quarter.
OT 1 and OT 2
Lowry and Theis started an OT with a bucket for each team. Powell scored a 3-pointer to tie a game in a 1st OT when 2:04 left in OT 1. Powell made 2 free-throws to give 2 points lead to the Raptors. 18.9 remaining in 1st OT, Brown was fouled by Lowry that put Brown onto a free-throw line. He made both free-throws to extend a game to 2nd OT.
Jaylen Brown threw a ball to Jayson Tatum who scored a bucket with a crazy dunk. With Tatum's alley-oop pass to Theis who finished a play with a dunk for 4 points lead to the Celtics when 4:02 left in a 2nd OT. Toronto Raptors came back in a game to tie a game. 1:38 to go, Marcus Smart made a huge 3 pointer to take the lead of 3 points but Toronto Raptors replied with a 3-pointer to tie a game. 57 seconds to go, Once again Anonuby was there to get a win for the Raptors as he scored a 3-pointer and took a lead of 1 point. 42 seconds to go, Jayson Tatum was on a drive to score a bucket but Powell stripped a ball from his hand. He scored a bucket and drew a foul for 3 points play. Toronto Raptors got 4 points lead after this play. Lowry scored a clutch bucket with falling away to give 4 points lead to the Raptors and This play decided a win for the Raptors. 6 seconds to go, Jayson Tatum scored a 3-pointer and took his team within a reach. Powell scored his both clutch free throws and sealed a win for Toronto. Toronto won a 2 OT thriller with 125-122.
How can one not respect Kyle Lowry? #WeTheNorth
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 10, 2020
53 Mins | 33 Pts | 8 Reb | 6 Ast | 6 3pm pic.twitter.com/fDo0OclZId
Raptors' Scorers
Kyle Lowry scored game-high 33 points with 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals. VanVleet added 21 points with 9 boards, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Siakam scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals. Anunoby scored 13 points with 13 boards.
Pascal: 54 minutes
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 10, 2020
Kyle: 53 minutes
Fred: 50 minutes
OG: 49 minutes
"Coach believes in us and what we do" pic.twitter.com/iIkwhRW1WK
Bench Players
Powell had a wonderful game as he scored 23 points with 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, and a block. Serge Ibaka scored 13 points with 3 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Boston Celtics' Scorers
Jaylen Brown led a team with 31 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks. Jayson Tatum dropped 29 points, 14 boards, 9 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. He nearly scored a triple-double in a game but missed it by only an assist. Daniel Theis added 18 points, 7 boards, and 2 assists in a game. Marcus Smart registered a triple-double with 23 points, 11 boards, 9 dimes, and a steal.
Bench Players
Grant Williams and Wanamaker added 6 points each in a game. Robert Williams scored 4 points with 3 boards.
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