BOSTON — Kyrie Irving had a season-high 43 points, scoring 17 in the last 8:06 of the fourth quarter to force overtime and then making or recording an assist on every basket in the extra period Friday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 123-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Irving had 11 assists, […]
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Kawhi Leonard scores 31, Raptors beat Celtics
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Serge Ibaka added 21 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics 113-101 on Friday night in an early matchup between Eastern Conference contenders. Kyle Lowry scored 15 points, Danny Green had 14, and Fred VanVleet 11 to help the Raptors win for the […]
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Stanton Bird Club announces March meeting topic, field trip
LEWISTON — The Stanton Bird Club of Lewiston and Auburn will meet aqt 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 5, in room 285, USM Lewiston-Auburn College, 55 Westminster St. The subject will be “Raptors,” presented by Cheryl Ring. A birding field trip is planned for Saturday, March 24, to Plum Island, Massachusetts. Meetings and field trips are […]
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Celtics hold off Raptors 95-94 for 12th straight victory
BOSTON (AP) — Al Horford turned back the clock in his return from a two-game absence with a concussion. Horford scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting to help the Boston Celtics hang on to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-94 on Sunday for their 12th straight victory. “He’s playing young again,” teammate Terry Rozier said. Horford […]
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Raptors beat buzzer, deny Celtics’ rally in Portland
PORTLAND — It took more than two hours and the patience to ride out cold spell after cold spell Wednesday night, but a throng of 5,909 at Cross Insurance Arena finally got its lungs into the Boston Celtics’ return to Maine. Lou Williams spoiled the party with one, floating 3-pointer. Williams’ bomb with six-tenths of […]
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Raptors shake Celts, 105-103
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points as the Raptors won for the 18th time in 24 home games. Terrence Ross had 17 points, Greivis Vasquez scored 15 and Jonas Valanciunas finished with 13. The Atlantic Division-leading Raptors last reached the playoffs in 2007-08, losing in five games to Orlando in the first round. This is their […]
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Raptors stifle Celtics, 99-90
BOSTON (AP) — Terrence Ross scored 24 points, Kyle Lowry 23 and the Toronto Raptors edged closer to their first playoff berth since 2008 with a 99-90 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. DeMar DeRozan added 20 points for Toronto, which increased its Atlantic Division lead to 2 1/2 games over Brooklyn, which […]