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What to know

  • Stay with NBC Sports Boston after the final buzzer for Celtics Postgame Live with Tom Giles, Eddie House and Chris Forsberg.
  • The Celtics have a 10-3 record in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors have a league-worst 2-11 record.
  • Jrue Holiday (knee) will miss his first game of the season.
  • Raptors players Scottie Barnes, Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk and Immanuel Quickley are all out with injury.

The Boston Celtics got back into the win column on Wednesday night with a 139-114 triumph over the Brooklyn Nets on the road. Can the C’s make it back-to-back wins at TD Garden on Saturday night?

You have to like the Celtics’ chances because their opponent, the Toronto Raptors, enter this game with the NBA’s worst record at 2-11. The Raptors have lost six straight and nine of their last 10. They are in the second night of a back-to-back after losing 99-95 to the Detroit Pistons at home on Friday. Toronto has also been hit hard by injuries and will be without its best player, Scottie Barnes.

The Celtics will be without starting point guard Jrue Holiday due to left knee tendinopathy. It will be the first game he misses all season.

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