Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics Prediction, Tips & Odds – Nov. 18, 2023

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Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics Prediction 18.11.2023. It’s the second game in less than seven days between the Raptors and the Celtics. This time, the hosts will be the Raptors, who welcome one of the best teams in the NBA and will try to make the best possible impression on their fans.

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Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics Odds

Toronto Raptors Team News

The Raptors cannot start a slightly longer winning streak, and therefore they would exploit the good games they have been playing lately, above all in defense. It should be said that lately they have had big problems with injuries, but the schedule was also quite difficult. After the match with the Celtics, the opponents for Darko Rajakovic’s team will start with much easier matches. They are currently on a score of 5-6, but according to the games shown so far, that score should have been better.

In the last match, they were defeated by the Bucks at home, where they conceded 128 points, and could not find a solution with Lillard, who played the best game of the season against them, scoring 37 points and adding 13 assists. On the other hand, Scottie Barnes played great for the Raptors, scoring 29 points, adding 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Barnes is the Raptors’ most consistent player. The Raptors and the Celtics played a duel less than seven days ago, in Boston, and the Celtics won by 23 points, limiting the Raptors to only 94 points. In that match, the Celtics slowed down the Raptors’ attacks as much as possible and did not allow them to run away. From positional attacks, the Raptors could not find a shot or easy points under the basket. Siakam was the most effective among the Raptors with 17 points on 6/17 shooting from the field.

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— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) November 16, 2023

Boston Celtics Team News

After two consecutive losses, the Celtics returned to the winning track and won four big victories, all against their competitors in the East. The victory over the 76ers on the road is especially important when they won without Brown and Porzingis. After this great victory, the Celtics returned to first place in the East and tied with the Denver Nuggets for the best score in the league. They are currently 9-2 and will look to continue this streak against the Raptors. Two very important players are questionable for this match, Brown who has problems with a illnes, and Porzingis has problems with his knee. However, even without those two, they showed how offensively potent they are. Tatum scored 29 points for the 76ers, while White added 27 points and was the x-factor in this match. The Celtics are one of the best offensive teams in the league, but lately, they have raised their level in defense and are limiting their opponents to under 100 points. In the last match against the Raptors, Brown, and Tatum did a great job of stopping Barnes and Siakam defensively, while they scored a combined 56 points on offense. In this match as well, the Celtics will have the task of slowing down the Raptors, more precisely their transition and forcing them to make positional attacks.

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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) November 16, 2023

Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics H2H

12.11.23 – Celtics : Raptors – 117:94

08.04.23 – Celtics : Raptors – 121:102

06.04.23 – Celtics : Raptors – 97:93

21.01.23 – Raptors : Celtics – 104:106

Injuries and suspensions

Toronto Raptors: Anunoby, Trent Jr, Koloko, Harper (?).

Boston Celtics: Horford(?), Queta(?), Brown(?), Porzingis(?).