The Boston Celtics improved to 15-9 on the season with a gritty win over the Raptors in Toronto on Sunday afternoon. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 30 points on 3-of-4 from three and 9-of-9 from the line. Derrick White dropped 27 points and had an impressive three blocks.

The Celtics were challenged mightily in the second half by the Raptors. Boston entered halftime with a commanding 76-59 lead on the road, but Toronto came out with ridiculous defensive energy in the third quarter and won the period 32-20 as the Celtics struggled to deal with the amped-up pressure.

White hit a pair of timely threes to keep Boston afloat as Toronto continued to surge in the fourth quarter. The Raptors even took the lead at one point.

In the end, Toronto ran out of gas, and the Celtics continued to

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