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Celtics shooters go cold, fall to Raptors in preseason finale: 10 takeaways

The Celtics finally cooled off a bit from behind the arc and dropped their final game of the preseason to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, falling 119-118.

Here are 10 takeaways.

1. Describing the final moments of a close preseason game feels a little silly, but the Celtics and Raptors went back and forth down the stretch, which made for an entertaining finish.

With three minutes remaining, the Raptors led by seven, but JD Davison started pulling the Celtics back to within striking distance with a four-point play when former Celtic Bruno Fernando closed out tightly and knocked him down.