He got it for about 2 1/2 quarters and then Thomas went to work. Valanciunas was making the point that at the time the Raptors were in second place and the Celtics third, so the Celtics were chasing the Raptors while the Raptors were chasing Cleveland. Thomas scored eight consecutive points midway through the third to get the Celtics their first lead. Hurting the Raptors’ cause in a big way was an uncharacteristic poor night from the free throw line. The Raps converted just 14 of 25 trips to the line, while the Celtics were good on 25 of its 30.

Source: National Post February 02, 2017 04:44 UTC