Raptors Battle Division Rival Celtics
The Toronto Raptors take on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Friday night.

The Raptors (1-0) enjoyed a successful Opening Night, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans by a 130-122 score in overtime. Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam co-led the Raptors with matching 34-point tallies. VanVleet added seven assists, five rebounds and two steals, while Siakam also registered 18 rebounds, five assists and one block. Lowry chipped in 22 points and also posted six assists, five boards and two steals. Serge Ibaka led the bench with 13 points and also managed five rebounds and one steal. OG Anunoby provided 11 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

The Raptors will list Patrick McCaw (knee) as doubtful for Friday's contest, while Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (groin) is considered probable.

The Celtics (0-1) weren't anywhere near as successful in their first game of the season Wednesday night, as they dropped a 107-93 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Gordon Hayward led the way for Boston with 25 points, supplementing them with five rebounds and two assists. Jayson Tatum generated a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double that also included two assists and two steals. Enes Kanter and Kemba Walker posted matching 12-point tallies, with Walker shooting just 4-for-18 from the floor in his regular-season team debut.

The Celtics will be without Kanter for Friday's game due to a knee bruise he suffered against Philadelphia. Romeo Langford (knee) and Tacko Fall (concussion) will be out as well.

The two teams split the four-game 2018-19 season series, with each notching its two victories on the other's home court.
Posted on: 10/24/2019 6:04 PM
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