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Boston Celtics: 1 stud and 1 dud from C’s fluid victory over Toronto

By Mark Nilon

TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 28: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives on Scottie Barnes #4 of the Toronto Raptors during the second half at Scotiabank Arena on November 28, 2021 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 28: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives on Scottie Barnes #4 of the Toronto Raptors during the second half at Scotiabank Arena on November 28, 2021 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) /
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Sunday night, the Boston Celtics managed to halt their latest losing streak at just two games as they were able to finish off their two-game road trip with a rather fluid victory against divisional rival, the Toronto Raptors.

Able to finish out every quarter with a positive point differential, the shamrocks wound up finishing the night with a 12-point advantage with a final score reading 109-97, thus thrusting them back above a .500 record at 11-10.

It was an odd night for Boston’s franchise cornerstone Jayson Tatum, who, though has made his mark on the league as being a top-notch scorer, served as a high-end facilitator for his squad, dishing out a game-high 10 dimes.

While his scoring was certainly missed, it was a tremendous sight to see him shift his focus on making an impact in other areas of the game, which is something that the great ones tend to do when they’re off in a specific sector of their bag of tricks.

Aside from Tatum, however, the Cs had quite a number of players that managed to make their mark on this game in a positive way. Now yes, the usual suspects such as Jaylen Brown (16 points on 50 percent shooting from deep) and Al Horford (17 points & 11 rebounds) obviously did their thing, but there were several others who went about and outperformed initial expectations heading in, no matter how high or low.

Unfortunately, as has been virtually all season, despite the fact that the majority of the team’s players performed admirably, there were still some who ultimately ended the night in a disappointing fashion.

With this in mind, today  we at the Houdini go about and pinpoint  1 stud and 1 dud from Boston’s latest victory over the Toronto Raptors:

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