Malcolm Brogdon scores 29, Celtics beat Raptors 97-93

Malcolm Brogdon notched 29 points and scored 2 free throws in the final minutes to secure his Boston Celtics victory against Toronto Raptors 97-93 at TD Garden in Boston, MA.

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Milwaukee Bucks beat earlier Chicago Bulls, which made Boston the number 2 seed in the East.

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Jaylen Brown finished with 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. On Friday, again in Boston, these teams will play again.

Celtics beat Toronto without 3 key players tonight – Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, and Al Horford.

The Canadian team is in 9^th place in the East – a match behind the 8^th Atlanta Hawks. Raptors scored only 2 three-pointers from 18 tries in the 1^st half.