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Celtics win 12th straight
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Al Horford scored a team-high 21 points in his return as the Boston Celtics played without Kyrie Irving but still managed to hang on for their 12th straight victory on Sunday.
The Celtics had to dig deep into the depths of their roster, as they have done throughout their winning streak, to defeat the Toronto Raptors 95-94 in front of a crowd of 18,600 at TD Garden in Boston.
Horford missed two games due to a concussion and his return was welcome news after All-Star Irving suffered a facial fracture in Friday’s win over Charlotte when he was accidentally struck in the mouth by a teammate.
Horford led five Celtics in double figures on Sunday as Jaylen Brown scored 18 points, Terry Rozier scored 16, Marcus Smart 14 and rookie Jayson Tatum delivered 13 points and 7 rebounds.
The Celtics are the first team in National Basketball Association history with a double-digit win streak while having more than four rookies on their roster. Tatum is the most prominent of the six rookies contributing to the team’s remarkable early-season success. “It’s unbelievable ... we are playing good teams, too,” Rozier said.
The Raptors had a chance to win it in the final seconds as DeMar DeRozan went 1-on-1 with Brown but his shot at the buzzer clanged off the rim.
Boston held on despite not scoring a basket over the final 86 seconds.
Guard Irving could return soon as he spent the weekend visiting a specialist to be fitted with a playing mask to protect the facial fracture which has been described as minor. Doctors say there is no sign of a concussion, said coach Brad Stevens.
DeRozan led the Raptors, who fell to 7-5 on the season, with 24 points for his seventh straight 20-point game.
Elsewhere, it was: Rockets 118, Pacers 95; Pistons 112, Heat 103; and Thunder 112, Mavericks 99.
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