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Pascal Siakam is regaining his form and it is bad for any opposition team. He led Toronto to win against the Celtics with 23 points, 11 boards, and 2 assists. In the last season, Toronto Raptors were down 2-0 in Eastern Conference Finals and they came back to win 4 consecutive games and even won a title.
Now after two games performance it looks like they are going to repeat that again not winning the title but making into the NBA finals If the Celtics will not play their best Basketball. But For Toronto, there was Kawhi on their team not they don't have and the Celtics have the biggest advantage of that Toronto don't have any major superstar.
Raptors made 17 3-pointer in a game with 39 3 point shooting percentage. Boston Celtics made only 7 3-pointer from 35. This is the field where Toronto Raptors took a lead in a game against Boston Celtics. Jaylen Brown missed many shots in this game he was able to make only 4 out of 18 and he also attempted 3-pointer 11 times and made only 2 in a game. Kemba Walker, Tatum, and Smart all made combine 3 3-pointer out of 18.
In the last game of a series, Boston nearly won a game and they were going to take a 3-0 lead in a series until Anunoby hit a last-second 3-pointer for victory, and now after this victory they even a series.
Toronto Raptors took a lead of 7 points in the first quarter when 2:29 minutes remaining in the first quarter. Toronto Raptors got 8 points at the starting of the 2nd quarter. What a block made by Ibaka on Daniel Theis at the rim. Celtics made a 6-0 run to cut a lead to 2 points. 2 minutes to go in the second quarter, Celtics got the first lead of a night. The First Half ended with VanVleet's 3-pointer.
Siakam's made a 2 pointer on Brown which gave 7 points lead to Toronto when 7:24 to go in the third quarter. Siakam drained 3-pointer for 8 points lead to the Raptors. VanVleet was super hot in the third quarter as Toronto got 11 points lead in the third quarter when 1:15 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Raptors outscored Celtics in the 3rd quarter with 32-24.
10:54 to go in the fourth quarter, Kyle Lowry banged a 3-pointer and got 10 points lead for the Raptors. Just under 5 minutes to go in a game, the Celtics cut a lead to 5 points but after this, they never came close than this in a game. Toronto Raptors sealed a game with 100-93.
B-E-A-UTIFUL pic.twitter.com/aD0dLgNsL2
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 6, 2020
Toronto Raptor's Scorers
Siakam led the Raptors with team-high 23 points with 11 boards and 2 assists. Lowry added 22 points with 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks with a rating of +10. VanVleet dropped 17 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal. Serge Ibaka finished a game with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and a block. Last game's hero Anunoby finished a game with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks.
Kyle Lowry:
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 6, 2020
22 Points
11 Rebounds
7 Assist
4 3pm
2 Blocks
2 Steals
1 Big Heart#WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/TMkbiFZ0Sc
Boston Celtics' Scorers
Tatum was a top scorer for the Celtics with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists. Jaylen Brown finished a game with 14 points. 6 rebounds, 1 steal, and the game's lowest -14 rating. Walker added 15 points with 2 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1 steal. Daniel Theis finished a game with 8 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and a block. Marcus Smart dropped 8 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, a steal, and a block in a game.
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