Boston adjusted its defense to counter Toronto’s movement, mixing switches and zone coverages to take away their flow. Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum’s playmaking kept the offense rolling, while Derrick White and Neemias Queta made key defensive contributions.

The Celtics lost Kristaps Porzingis to an illness minutes before game time while Jaylen Brown battled ailments to both legs in the second half. Still, behind some clutch shooting from Derrick White and a crafty play call from Joe Mazzulla that enabled Neemias Queta to score a late-game layup,