OG Anunoby makes the winning basket after catching a crosscourt inbounds pass from Kyle Lowry as Toronto avoids falling into a 3-0 series hole.
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NBA Players try to stay busy, ready sitting on the bubble bench
For players like Tyson Chandler, Tacko Fall and the other guys at the end of the bench, being inside the NBA bubble is challenging on several levels
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Raptors find silver lining heading into Game 3 vs Celtics
Toronto guard Kyle Lowry knows the situation is bad
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Smart sparks late surge as Celtics top Raptors for 2-0 series lead
Marcus Smart scores 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Celtics use a 29-9 run to put defending NBA champion Toronto in a 2-0 hole.
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Celtics roll past Toronto in Game 1
Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart each score 21 points as Boston opens the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 112-94 win.
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Bill Russell, 86, led an NBA boycott in 1961, and now he’s saluting those doing it today
Racist treatment before his Boston Celtics played in a 1961 game in Lexington, Kentucky, caused Russell and Black players from both sides to sit it out.
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Tone of Raptors-Celtics matchup changes amid social unrest
Boston and Toronto players were already discussing boycotting Game 1 of their second-round NBA playoff series before three NBA playoff games were called off as players protest racial injustice.
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Celtics, Raptors players discuss boycott of playoff games as protest in wake of Jacob Blake shooting
Members of the teams met Tuesday night at their hotel to discuss options in an effort to affect change in the ongoing fight against racism, injustice and brutality.
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Racial Injustice: After Jacob Blake shooting, frustrated NBA players wonder again whether they should play
NBA players had to weigh whether restarting the season and playing basketball aided or distracted from their calls for social justice reform. Those discussions are starting again.
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Raptors hope injured Kyle Lowry will be ready for Celtics
The point guard hurt his foot early in Toronto’s series-clinching victory over Brooklyn on Sunday.