Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors 9/11/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Boston Celtics play the Toronto Raptors on Friday in the deciding Game 7 of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals best-of-seven series. Boston was defeated by Toronto 125-122 and double overtime on Wednesday in Game 6 to force the deciding Game 7. Jaylen Brown was the leading scorer and rebounder for Boston in the loss with 31 points and 16 rebounds. Jayson Tatum added 29 points, 14 boards and nine assists.

Jayson Tatum is leading Boston in scoring and rebounding during the postseason with averages of 24.9 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. The second leading scorer is Jaylen Brown with an average of 21.0 points per game. Kemba Walker is the third leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 20.2 points and 5.4 assists per game.

Toronto came up big down the stretch to force the deciding Game 7 on Friday against Boston. OG Anunoby put Toronto ahead with a 3-pointer late in the second overtime and Boston was not able to respond as Kyle Lowry hit a jump shot with just over 11 seconds to play to seal the victory for the Raptors. Lowry led the Raptors with 33 points, while Norman Powell scored 23.

Fred VanVleet is leading Toronto in scoring and assists with averages of 19.6 points and 7.0 assists per game, while Serge Ibaka is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.7 per game. Kyle Lowry is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.9 points per game and one of six players for Toronto averaging double-figures in scoring.