Raptors overpower Celtics in one-sided battle of Eastern contenders

The Raptors shot well and defended better, and it’s hard to imagine them putting a more thorough pasting on a quality opponent than they laid on the Boston Celtics at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday night.

An astonishing second quarter in which they held Boston to 13 points while scoring 36, on 54 per cent shooting from the floor as a team, set the tone for a 118-95 dismantling of the Celtics in what had been billed as a showdown between two of the Eastern Conference’s best teams.