The Celtics have earned the benefit of the doubt. A team that won 64 games and breezed through the NBA Finals with a 16-3 postseason record doesn’t just forget how to play basketball. However, there needs to be a sense of urgency.

Two short weeks after losing by 54 points in Boston, the Toronto Raptors handed the Celtics their most humbling loss of the season.

Payton Pritchard had 20 points to lead the Celtics. Jayson Tatum had just 16 points and Jaylen Brown had 10, with the All-Star duo combining to make just 9 of 31 shots.

When the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors met just ahead of 2025, the C’s handed their Atlantic Division rivals their worst loss in franchise history. Toronto seemed to remember that 54-point beatdown,

The Toronto Raptors pulled off the biggest upset of the season by knocking off the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night