The Toronto Raptors now find themselves a in two-game hole to the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, in large part thanks to eyebrow-raising play from hyper-athletic big man Robert Williams III early, and a rain of 3-pointers by veteran guard Marcus Smart late.
All-Star small forward Jayson Tatum led all scorers with 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-17 shooting overall, 4-of-7 from deep and a perfect 14-of-14 from the line.
Smart had 19 points — all from 3-pointers save a single free throw — on 6-of-11 shooting from beyond the arc, and Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown added 17 and 16 points respectively.
Time Lord chipped in 11 points, 4 boards and a block off of the bench, and the team shot 39.5% from 3 compared to Toronto’s 27.5%, just one trey better than their 10-of-40 shooting from deep in Game 1.
Try not to start thinking of brooms just yet, but the Celtics are in a very good place moving forward; we’ll find out just how good come tip-off on Thursday, which starts at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time on September 3rd.
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