GAME #80: TORONTO RAPTORS (40-39) @ Boston Celtics (54-25) – 7:30pm (EDT) on TSN 4 –

#####**GAME INFO:**

Game Number: **#80**

Date: **Wednesday April 5th 2023**

Current Streak: **W2**

Tip Off: **7:30pm (EDT)**

Venue: **TD Garden (Boston, MA)**

#####**[ATLANTIC DIVISION](https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2023.html)**

TEAM | W| L| W/L%| GB| PS/G| PA/G| SRS|
|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|
Boston Celtics (2)| 54| 25| .684| —| 118.1| 111.7| 6.24|
Philadelphia 76ers (3)| 52| 27| .658| 2.0| 114.9| 110.5| 4.48|
New York Knicks (5)| 46| 33| .582| 8.0| 115.6| 112.5| 3.21|
Brooklyn Nets (6)| 43| 36| .544| 11.0| 113.5| 112.6| 1.11|
**Toronto Raptors (9)**| 40| 39| .506| 14.0| 113.1| 111.5| 1.56|

#####**MEDIA:**

Official Media Game Notes: [**TORONTO RAPTORS**](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/raptors.pdf)

🍁Canadian TV🍁:

* *Raptors Pre-Game:* TSN 4 @ 7:00pm (EDT)

* **Raptors Tangerine Basketball (LIVE): TSN 4 @ 7:30pm (EDT)**

* *Raptors Post-Game:* NOT ON TSN

* *Raptors Replay/Raps in 30: NOT ON TSN*

US National TV: **N/A**

Legal Streams:

* [SPORTSNET NOW](https://www.snnow.ca/)
* [TSN DIRECT](https://www.tsn.ca/live)
* [NBA LEAGUE PASS](https://watch.nba.com/packages) – BLACKED OUT IN CANADA

Radio:

* 1050 AM

#####[**UNIFORMS:**](https://lockervision.nba.com/team/toronto-raptors)

* [RAPTORS – BLACK – STATEMENT](https://appimages.nba.com/p/tr:n-slnfre/2022/uniform/Toronto%20Raptors/TOR_SE.jpg)
* [CELTICS – GREEN – ICON](https://appimages.nba.com/p/tr:n-slnfre/2022/uniform/Boston%20Celtics/BOS_IE.jpg)

#####**TEAM NEWS/PREVIEWS/BOXSCORES:**

* [SPORTSNET](https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/teams/toronto-raptors/)
* [TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/nba/team-page/toronto-raptors?competitor_id=254)
* [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/tor/toronto-raptors)
* [NBA.COM](https://www.nba.com/raptors)
* [YAHOO!](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/toronto/)

#####**BETTING INFO:**

Spread: **Raptors +4.0**

Total: **224.5**

Money Line: **Raptors +165**

#####**[EXPECTED STARTING LINE UPS:](https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/nba-lineups.php)**

**POSITION** | **RAPTORS** | OPPONENT |
:———-:|:———-:|:———-:|
**PG** |💰 **Fred VanVleet** 💰| Marcus Smart (Q)|
**SG** |🧣 **OG Anunoby** 🧣| Derrick White|
**SF** |💯 **Scottie Barnes** 💯| Jaylen Brown|
**PF** |🌶️ **Pascal Siakam** 🌶️| Jayson Tatum (Q)|
**C** |🔨 **Jakob Poeltl** 🔨| Blake Griffin|

#####**[10:30am – INJURY REPORT](https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2020-21-season/)**

**RAPTORS**| **STATUS**| **INJURY**
:—:|:—:|:—:
Porter Jr., Otto| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Foot; Surgery – second toe dislocation
Trent Jr., Gary| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Back; Lower – back spasm

OPPONENT| STATUS| INJURY
:—:|:—:|:—:
Gallinari, Danilo| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Knee; ACL Repair
Horford, Al| Out| Injury/Illness – Low Back; Stiffness
Pritchard, Payton| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Left Heel; Pain
Smart, Marcus| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Left Neck; Spasm
Tatum, Jayson| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Left Hip; Contusion

#####**[NBA REFEREE ASSIGNMENTS:](https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/)**
* Twitter: **@OfficialNBARefs**

Crew Chief | Referee | Umpire | Alternate|
:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:
Sean Wright (#4)| Michael Smith (#38)| Andy Nagy (#83)||

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