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The Celtics (42-16) extended their win streak to 6 in a row overall and 8 in a row on the road with a 111-101 win over the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena.  The Celtics have won 10 of their last 11 and go 3-1 vs. the Raptors this season.   

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Scoring Leaders: Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 24 Points. Brown was 1 of 3 Celtics with 20 or more. Derrick White hit 6 3's and scored 22.  Payton Pritchard went for 20 off the Bench. Jayson Tatum 19 Points, 11 Assists and 6 Rebounds. White 5 Assists, 3 Steals and 2 Blocked Shots.     

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Short-Handed in Toronto: Kristaps Porzingis was a late scratch for the Celtics because of an illness. Jrue Holiday, Al Horford and Luke Kornet were all out for the Celtics in their 1st game of a back-to-back.  Sam Hauser and Torrey Craig were both in the starting lineup.  It was the 22nd different starting lineup in 58 games for the Celtics.

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#'s of the Night: With Tuesday's win over the Raptors, the Celtics are now a season-high 26 Games over .500.  The Celtics have won all 6 games on their current win streak to Double-Figures with 2 of those wins by 20 or more.  The Celtics hit 15 3's in the win and have hit 15 or more 3's in an NBA-Record 13 straight games.  Toronto went 5-for-33 on 3's and it's the 5th time over the last 13 games where the Celtics opponents made less than 10 3-Point Field Goals.   

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1st-Half Nuggets: The Celtics led by 11 after the 1st Quarter and by 12 at Halftime. Toronto took a short-lived 1-Point lead on the Celtics in the 2nd Quarter. Toronto went 0-for-9 on 3's in the 1st Quarter and 3-for-21 from downtown over the 1st 24 Minutes.  Derrick White hit 4 of the Celtics 9 3's in the 1st Half. Jayson Tatum had 12 Points, 9 Assists & 5 Rebounds in the 1st Half.   

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Up Next: The Celtics move on to Detroit and play the Pistons Wednesday night in the 2nd Game of their back-to-back.  The Celtics close out February with a home match-up against the Cavaliers on Friday and that will be the 1st Game of a 7-Game Homestand.         

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