DeMar DeRozan scores 41 as Raptors come back for a 114-106 win over Celtics
TORONTO — The Boston Celtics brought a brand of hard-nosed, playoff-style basketball to Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night.
DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors were more than up for the challenge.
DeRozan scored 31 of his season-high 41 points in the second half as Toronto came back for a 114-106 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 19,800. Jonas Valanciunas added 18 points and a career-high 23 rebounds in an old-school playground style game between Atlantic Division rivals.
“It was a bloodbath,” said Raptors head coach Dwane Casey. “It was nip and tuck all the way. I thought our guys met the physicality of the game.”