Boston took two of the previous three meetings, which all occurred in the first two months of the season in 2019.Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Walker all scored 20 points in the second game of the season in 112-106 win. The Raptors won 112-110 in Charlotte on Jan. 8 and Davis made the first start of his career, scoring 23 points and adding 11 rebounds. VanVleet scores career-best 36, Raptors top Heat 107-103. Toronto handed Boston a worse loss before the new year, 113-97, behind Kyle Lowry’s 30. In a bubble management move, Kyle Lowry, Fred VanVleet, and Pascal Siakam sat out for rest. Now available as they master feed with all content or you can join by the sports/team you love. The Raptors led by as many as 16 points before taking a nine-point advantage into the fourth quarter. Johnson scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, while Watson added 22 and the Raptors beat the Nuggets 117-109.The Raptors now turn their attention to the Brooklyn Nets, who they face in Game 1 of the opening round of the playoffs on Monday. Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., who missed Denver's first four games in the bubble with a hamstring injury, had 11.Nurse summed up the interrupted regular season as "pretty good. Their 53-19 record will stand as second-best in the NBA behind Milwaukee, and they finished with a franchise-high 73.6 winning percentage.Norman Powell had 15 points Friday, while Terence Davis had 14, Matt Thomas chipped in with 12, and Malcolm Miller scored 10.The Raptors led by as many as 16 points before taking a nine-point advantage into the fourth quarter. "[The trust from Nurse] starts really in the practice gym, working on our individual games, the things he sees us do each and every day," Watson said. In Barclays Center, Toronto had only 40 points at halftime. And when it's time to play, we get in there and do those things and execute. When they're out there and they're competing and we've got their back, this just shows that they've got ours too. CLNS Media is an equal opportunity employer that commits itself everyday creating the most inclusive environment for all its employees and hiring the best and most qualified individuals. It was the lone loss on Toronto's five-game road trip that ended two days before COVID-19 shut down the league.A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you.To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). ""Excited man, but at the same time try to stay ready," Davis said. Johnson, who's never managed to find a solid foothold in the NBA since he was drafted eighth overall in 2015, hit three three-pointers and a floating bank shot during a span of less than four minutes in the fourth quarter.The Nuggets pulled to within seven but Watson, who signed a two-way deal with the Raptors and Raptors 905 in January, replied from long distance the stretch the Raptors' lead to 10 with just under two minutes to play. The Raptors have looked the best out of any of the league’s top teams in the restart. Toronto handed Boston a worse loss before the new year, 113-97, behind Kyle Lowry’s 30.Lowry rolled into the restart with 33 points against the Lakers while Siakam is averaging 17.3 points and 7.0 rebounds across three games. Toronto went 3-1 in I say unmoved because, well, it appears as though nothing can dislodge the The Raptors picked up three more wins this week, but the blowout loss to the Celtics is somewhat concerning given their potential second-round playoff matchup. Bobby Manning serves as the hosts of Host of CLNS Media's Banners Broadcast, The Bobcast and the Boston Celtics Post-Game Show. - The Toronto Raptors' seven-game winning streak, and their hot start in the NBA Walt Disney World bubble, came to an abrupt halt on Friday. Late in the Toronto Raptors' seeding-round finale Friday, Stanley Johnson fed Paul Watson for an alley-oop dunk that said plenty about the game — and even more about the defending NBA champions.The Raptors sat four of their five starters against the Denver Nuggets, but it didn't matter. Longest road winning streak – 10, 4 January 2020 – 12 February 2020; Most 100 or more point game streak – 23, 28 January 2018 – 20 March 2018 ; Most total points in a season – 8,762 - (2016–17 season) Most points per game in a season – 111.7 - (2017–18 season) Most home game sellouts – 41 out of 41 (2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18 season) Most number of … the first game between the clubs since Gasol was traded to Toronto in February 2019.Celtics coach Brad Stevens didn't bask in Friday's 122-100 rout of the Raptors, saying that the win "won't mean anything" come playoff time. Two thirds of the league is in Florida, the regular season — such as it is — is over in a mere few days, and the Raptors are about the embark on a serious mission to defend their 2019 NBA title. What does that mean in this week’s Power Rankings?If you’ll allow me a moment of indulgence here, I want to comment on what a weird occurence this is. "Just a good kind of top-to-bottom effort by the crew for certainly the first 60-plus games, and then to re-gather and keep it rolling once we got here, it's good," Nurse said. In reality, that race hardly exists, as the Raptors stormed to three straight wins over the Lakers, Heat and Magic by an average of nine points.Patrick McCaw remains out for the Raptors, while Kemba Walker returns for Boston and should be able to clock in at least 30 minutes as his minutes restriction ticks upward.