Celtics oust Raptors

Jayson Tatum had 31 points and 12 rebounds to lift the league-leading Boston Celtics to a 116-110 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday.

Two days after a much-needed win over the last-place Orlando Magic, coach Nick Nurse said facing the league’s best in Boston was a good measuring stick. The Raptors are still searching for consistency. Their longest win streak this season is two games. Boston’s is nine.

“I think we totally need to see where we are with these guys,” Nurse said pre-game. “They’re obviously the best team in the league right now and record and metrics and numbers and historic this and historic that at both ends, and they’re playing really good. I think we need to see where we are at.”