Jaylen Brown is a 30-ball machine. His last 10 games:
– 30 points
– 30 points
– 42 points
– 19 points
– 41 points
– 33 points
– 35 points
– 26 points
– 29 points
– 33 points pic.twitter.com/h2NIYhwmW8
— Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) December 7, 2025
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla loves when his players are tested, and they were certainly challenged on Sunday afternoon by the Toronto Raptors. However, instead of collapsing after surrendering a 23-point lead in the second half, the Celtics rallied and closed out the Raptors on the road, 121-113.
With 8:33 remaining in the third quarter, the C’s led 87-64 and were feeling good about their red-hot offense. The Raptors punched back though, cutting the Green Team’s lead to just 6 points heading into the fourth quarter. Toronto continued to ride that momentum early in the final frame when it took a 98-97 lead with 10:39 left to play.
Celtics star Jaylen Brown didn’t flinch. He scored 8 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and iced the victory with some clutch free throws. Derrick White, who, like Brown, is also an experienced NBA champion, tallied 8 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as well. The talented pair of Celtics starters helped Boston outscore Toronto 22-11 in the last 8:14 of the contest.
Following the gritty win, the Celtics improved to 15-9 overall, passing the Raptors in the Eastern Conference standings in the process.
The C’s now hold sole possession of third place in the East and have won five games in a row for their longest winning streak of the season.
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