Toronto Raptors 106-120 Boston Celtics: Twitter goes wild as Payton Pritchard dominates Kyle Lowry and crew

Kyle Lowry #7 of the Toronto Raptors defends Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics were able to hang on to their early lead and edge out the Toronto Raptors in a 120-106 victory, ending their two-game losing streak.

It was a strong team effort by the Celtics as they had five players score double-digit points. The Toronto Raptors were led by the veteran guard, Kyle Lowry, who had 24 points on 66.7% shooting, but his efforts fell short as they dropped to 6-9 on the road this season.

Overall, it was a sloppy game from a fan's perspective as both teams had over 20 fouls each and combined for 31 turnovers.

Boston Celtics' role players shine in victory over the Toronto Raptors

Payton Pritchard #11 of the Boston Celtics drives during a game against the Toronto Raptors

In a game where Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum struggled from the field, the Boston Celtics were able to get much-needed support from their role players, specifically Payton Pritchard and Semi Ojeleye.

The two combined for 44 points and went 12-of-18 from three, allowing the Celtics to pull away late.

Check out how Twitter reacted to the two's performance:

Semi Ojeleye and Payton Pritchard are now a cool 11-for-14 from 3-point range tonight. Not bad.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) February 12, 2021

Payton Pritchard against the Raptors pic.twitter.com/UkYYVCv2tL
— Joseph Casciaro (@jcasciarooo) February 12, 2021

What Raptors fans see every time they close their eyes pic.twitter.com/qRSmxgbeUu
— Displeased C’s Fan (@LobCityBlake) February 12, 2021

Payton Pritchard tonight pic.twitter.com/mS5jbW3us1
— FastPP (@ThatBlackKidV) February 12, 2021

Payton Pritchard is cooking from 3PT land 💰 pic.twitter.com/IVK4xZyc89
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) February 12, 2021

Semi Ojeleye last summer when people said we should cut him pic.twitter.com/9KbRE5vIX0
— ABB (@allballboston) February 12, 2021

Kemba Walker is beginning to look more like himself after coming back from a procedure on his knee that was done back in October. He finished with 21 points and went 5-of-8 from three.

Pritchard, Ojeleye, and Walker all converted at least five three-pointers apiece. It was the first time in Celtics franchise history where three players each scored five or more three-pointers, via ESPN Stats & Info:

Semi Ojeleye, Payton Pritchard and Kemba Walker all hit 5+ threes for the Celtics tonight.

It's the first time in Celtics franchise history that 3 players each had 5+ threes. pic.twitter.com/ISZZkJx3pH
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 12, 2021

Look how happy Kemba is now that we are finally winning pic.twitter.com/atBdoIHfHi
— Manav the Nesmith Fan 🎯 (@thegreenbean_26) February 12, 2021

The Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors had a stretch where they went six possessions that all ended in a missed-shot. Brad Stevens finally saw enough and called a timeout to allow both teams to reset.

Check out how Twitter reacted to the sequence below:

basketball is beautiful. pic.twitter.com/waYu6Bd3Qq
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 12, 2021

This Raptors game summed up in one photo pic.twitter.com/ZhvAeO31Gx
— UZi (@13Uzi) February 12, 2021

celtics raptors rn pic.twitter.com/wBy8iwte1z
— ib (@macaliniw) February 12, 2021

This game is legitimately aggravating.#RTZ #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/ZmG3kFkbk4
— Varun Khanna (@BrownBearVK) February 12, 2021

Although the quality was lacking throughout tonight's game, both teams played extremely hard, as every win matters this season in a competitive Eastern Conference.

The Boston Celtics are now fourth in the conference standings with an overall record of 13-11. Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors moved down a spot and are now positioned sixth at 12-14 on the year.

#CelticsWin ☘️ pic.twitter.com/gPR7qmRp7J
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 12, 2021

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