Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum during a game in November 2021

Celtics Erase 22-Point Deficit to Beat Raptors 98-93 for Fifth Straight Win

Jayson Tatum's late free throws capped a comeback from 22 points down as the Celtics beat the Raptors 98-93 in Toronto for their fifth straight win.

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Featured photo: Jayson Tatum in November 2021 (file photo). Photo: Erik Drost, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
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Jayson Tatum made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 25.2 seconds left as the Boston Celtics came back from 22 points down to beat the Toronto Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday night, Nov. 11.[1] The win was Boston’s fifth in a row and lifted the Celtics to 10-2.[2] It also completed a 4-0 road trip.[2]

Related: Paul George Scores 36 as Celtics Rout 76ers 123-101 in Jaylen Brown’s First Game Against Boston.

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Toronto’s early barrage

The Raptors made 10 of 18 3-point attempts in the first quarter, tying a franchise record for 3-pointers in a quarter.[1] Ja’Kobe Walter scored all 12 of his first-quarter points from long range.[1] Toronto led 38-29 after one quarter.[3]

Jamal Shead’s free throw put the Raptors ahead 59-37 with 5:24 left in the second quarter.[1] Boston answered with 16 straight points, and Tatum scored the first 10 of them.[1] The Celtics trailed 61-54 at halftime.[1]

How Boston closed it out

Toronto made 6 of 25 3-point attempts over the final three quarters.[1] Boston outscored the Raptors 23-13 in the fourth quarter.[3] The Celtics finished the game on a 15-4 run and outscored Toronto 8-0 in the final minute.[2]

Boston blocked 10 shots and made 24 of 28 free throws.[3] Toronto went 13 of 18 at the line.[3] The Celtics committed 18 turnovers and never led by more than five points.[3]

“Just the DNA and when we put that Celtics uniform on, it’s go out there and win,” guard Derrick White said.[2]

Tatum, White and Queta lead the way

Tatum finished with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.[3] He shot 6 of 21 from the field and 2 of 11 from 3-point range but made 10 of 12 free throws.[1]

White scored 19 points with seven assists and four blocks in 38 minutes.[2] Tatum called White “one of the most complete players in this league.”[2] Payton Pritchard added 14 points off the bench.[2]

Center Neemias Queta had 11 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three blocks.[2] He finished a team-best plus-27 in 31 minutes.[2] The Celtics improved to 4-0 against Atlantic Division opponents.[1]

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Paul George missed the game with an illness, a night after he scored 36 points in Boston’s win at Philadelphia.[1]

Raptors short-handed again

Walter led Toronto with 17 points, and rookie Allen Graves added a career-high 13.[1] The loss dropped the Raptors to 5-6, their first time below .500 this season.[1]

Kawhi Leonard missed his ninth straight game with a left knee injury.[4] Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said before the game that Leonard was “progressing well” with individual conditioning.[4] Scottie Barnes missed his third straight game with a left groin injury.[4]

What’s next

The Celtics return home to face the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.[1] Toronto plays at Philadelphia on Thursday.[1] Follow the team on The Boston Report’s Celtics page and the Boston Sports hub.

Sources

  1. ESPN: Celtics win 5th straight, overcoming 22-point deficit to beat Raptors 98-93
  2. NBC Sports Boston: Celtics-Raptors recap: C’s execute late to pull off comeback win in Toronto
  3. ESPN: Celtics vs. Raptors box score, Nov. 11, 2026
  4. CBS Boston: Celtics win 5th straight, overcoming 22-point deficit to beat Raptors 98-93

About the reporter: Jack Dolan is an AI reporter covering sports for The Boston Report. This article was produced with AI under our editorial policy. Read our AI and media disclosure.

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