TORONTO – Donyell Marshall and Vince Carter each scored 21 points and the new-look Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with 17 3-pointers in a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Alvin Williams added 18 points and Chris Bosh had 16 for the Raptors, who reached a season-high in points.

The Raptors went 17-for-24 from behind the arc, breaking their record of 15 3-pointers on Nov. 10, 2001 at Utah.

Toronto, averaging a league-low 79 points per game, improved to 2-0 since acquiring Marshall, Jalen Rose and Lonny Baxter from Chicago for Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams and Chris Jefferies .

Rose, Toronto’s new starting point guard, had nine points and five assists.

Paul Pierce had 23 points for the Celtics, who have lost three straight and seven of nine.

Marshall made five of six 3-point attempts and grabbed eight rebounds. Carter had 10 assists, one night after getting a career-high 12.

The Celtics cut Toronto’s lead to six points with seven minutes left, but Marshall followed with a 3-pointer. Morris Peterson and Marshall hit consecutive 3-pointers, giving Toronto a 100-83 lead with 3:45 left.

The Raptors shot 38 percent in the first half compared to 50 for the Celtics, and were outrebounded 27-19, but Toronto tied a franchise record with nine 3-pointers in a half.

The Raptors scored 18 of their 23 first-quarter points via the 3-pointer. Williams and Rose made consecutive 3-pointers before Carter made two free throws, giving Toronto a 10-point lead just before the end of the half.

Notes: Boston coach Jim O’Brien said Raef LaFrentz and Tony Battie won’t be able to practice this season because of sore knees. “We’re not going to be healthy this year. That’s the bottom line. We have two big guys that get a lot of minutes that are not going to be able to practice, just play in the games,” O’Brien said. Battie missed the game because of the flu. LaFrentz played. … Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi attended the game. … Peterson had 15 points, one shy of his season-high.

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