Even after the improbable road victories in Portland and Utah, I gave the Celtics about a 5% chance to beat the Raptors tonight. At some point, the loss of Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart has to catch up to them, right?
Wrong.
Brad Stevens coached the pleated pants off Dwane Casey tonight as the Celtics beat Toronto, 110-99. This was a tough, close game for about 40 minutes. Brad unleashed the 2-3 zone (again) in the 4th, Toronto coughed up the ball repeatedly and the Celtics rode off with the victory.
We also saw the debut of Point Tatum.