Celtics Make Franchise History with Victory Over Raptors

On New Year's Eve, the mighty Boston Celtics blew out the Toronto Raptors to the tune of a 125-71 obliteration in a home matinee.

Per ESPN, the Celtics' 54-point margin of victory represents the second-biggest such gap in a Boston win across the franchise's 78-year history.

None of Boston's top seven healthy players (center Kristaps Porzingis sat out again with a left ankle sprain, though All-Defensive Team guard Jrue Holiday returned from a right shoulder impingement) played 30 or more minutes. All-NBA power forward Jayson Tatum led Boston with 23 points on 6-fo-13 shooting from the field (4-of-9 from deep) and 7-of-11 shooting from the foul line, along with eight rebounds, three assists and a steal. Of the aforementioned top seven (Joe Mazzulla's typical starters, plus Al Horford, Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser), only Horford didn't score in double digits. In fact, Horford couldn't score at all, notching zero points on 0-of-7 shooting from the floor (0-of-6 from deep), along with six boards, four assists and a pair of steals in 20:58.

Only one Raptors player, All-Star forward Scottie Barnes, scored in double digits, logging 16 points on 7-of-19 shooting from the floor, while also pulling down 13 rebounds.

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