Boston (14-11) at Toronto (8-19), Tipoff: 7:00 pm EST Fri Feb 10, 2012
Match Preview
The Boston Celtics have responded strongly to their recent losses. A matchup with the Toronto Raptors could help them continue that trend. After having their longest winning streak of the season snapped, the Celtics will try to add to their dominance of the struggling Raptors on Friday night at Air Canada Centre. Boston (14-11) won four in a row following a 79-71 loss to Phoenix on Jan. 20, then posted a season-high five straight victories after an 88-87 defeat against Cleveland on Jan. 29. The Celtics had a chance to extend that run to six Thursday, but fell 88-87 in overtime to the visiting Los Angeles Lakers after missing their final four shots in the extra session. “I thought this was an awful game,” coach Doc Rivers said after his club shot 39.2 percent. “If we had won, it would have been an awful game that we won. Give them credit: A lot of that was defense. But I thought a lot of it was self-inflicted.”
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