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Posted on Oct 21, 2021 3:04 am

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Toronto Raptors (0-1, Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (0-1, 10th Eastern Conference)

Boston; Friday, 7:30 pm EDT

OVERVIEW: Boston hosts the Toronto Raptors after Jaylen Brown scored 46 points in the Celtics’ 138-134 overtime loss to the New York Knicks.

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Boston was 35-36 overall and 20-22 in Eastern Conference action last season. The Celtics averaged 17.9 points from turnovers, 13.2 second-chance points and 31.3 bench points last season.

Toronto was 27-45 overall and 17-25 in Eastern Conference games during the 2020-21 season. The Raptors averaged 8.6 steals, 5.4 blocks and 12.5 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Celtics: Josh Richardson: out (migraine), Al Horford: out (health protocols).

Raptors: Yuta Watanabe: out (calf), Pascal Siakam: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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