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Game centre: Raptors pull away late to ring up Celtics

The Star | October 20, 2018

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Maybe the game — the second in an 82-game marathon — was overhyped just a little bit, but the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics did come up with a gem on Friday.

There were enough bobbles and mistakes to make sure everyone knew it was just game two for each team, but Toronto’s 113-101 victory at Scotiabank Arena was a delightful early-season NBA contest.

Raptor Kawhi Leonard, the gameu2019s high scorer with 31 points, tries to work past Marcus Smart of the Celtics in Friday nightu2019s game at Scotiabank Arena.
Raptor Kawhi Leonard, the game’s high scorer with 31 points, tries to work past Marcus Smart of the Celtics in Friday night’s game at Scotiabank Arena.

The presumptive top two teams in the Eastern Conference went toe-to-toe for the entire night before Toronto pulled away in the final minute.

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