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Boston Celtics (14-10) at Toronto Raptors (8-19)
Friday, February 10
7:00 PM ET
Regular Season Game #26 – Road Game #9
TV: CSNNE, TSN, NBA-LP 751
Radio: WEEI, CJCL
Air Canada Centre
Referees: Bill Kennedy, JT Orr, Violet Palmer
The Celtics are coming off a tough OT loss to the Lakers and with travel and back to back, this could be a tough one for them, even though they have already beaten the Raptors 4 times this season - two in preseason and two in regular season. All but one of the games were played in Boston.
The Celtics are 8-2 in their last 10 and after winning 5 in a row, they lost their last game. The Raptors are 4-6 in their last 10 games and have lost their last 3. The Celtics are 3-6 at home while the Celtics are 4-4 on the road. The Celtics have won their last 3 games on the road, while the Raptors have lost 5 of their last 6 games at home.
Both teams are dealing with unexpected injuries. One of Toronto's key players, Jerryd Bayless, lef...
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PLAYERS:
Jerryd Bayless,
Avery Bradley,
Sasha Pavlovic,
Rajon Rondo,
Ray Allen,
Paul Pierce,
Kevin Garnett,
Brandon Bass,
Greg Stiemsma,
JaJuan Johnson,
Marquis Daniels,
Mickael Pietrus,
Keyon Dooling,
Jose Calderon,
DeMar DeRozan,
James Johnson,
Amir Johnson,
Ed Davis,
Jamaal Magloire,
Gary Forbes,
Anthony Carter,
Solomon Alabi,
Rasual Butler,
Linas Kleiza,
Aaron Gray,
Andrea Bargnani,
Doc Rivers,
David Stern,
Cedric Maxwell
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors
TEAMS: Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors
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