In a surprising turn of events, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Boston Celtics 110-97 on Wednesday, with RJ Barrett leading with 22 points and Scottie Barnes contributing 18. This victory marks Toronto's second consecutive win, improving their season record to 10-31, albeit still trailing behind last year's pace.

The Raptors initially fell behind 29-25 at the end of the first quarter but rallied to lead 55-53 by halftime. Jakob Poeltl added 16 points and Grady Dick scored 12 for Toronto. For Boston, Payton Pritchard led the scoring with 20, supported by Kristaps Porzingis and Jayson Tatum, who had 18 and 16 points respectively.