When the Toronto Raptors take on the host Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, they won’t be demotivated.
Despite the fact that Toronto (40-39) can complete no lower than tenth in the Eastern Meeting standings, the Raptors would benefit altogether by procuring the No. 7 or No. 8 seed instead of finishing ninth or 10th, as the game between the No. 7 and No. With a win, the eight seeds in the play-in tournament will move on.
The champ of the game between the No. 9 and No. To extend its season, the 10 seeds will need to win a second game.
By defeating Charlotte 120-100 on Tuesday night, the Raptors secured their fifth victory in six games and Pascal Siakam’s 22 points.
As of Wednesday’s matchup, Toronto and Atlanta are tied for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta and Toronto are two games ahead of No. 7 Miami with three games remaining in the regular season.
The Celtics are probably going to finish as the No. 1 team because of their 103-101 defeat to Philadelphia on Tuesday. second-place Eastern Conference seed. With three games remaining, Boston (54-25) is three games behind Milwaukee, but the Celtics hold the tiebreaker against the Bucks.
Philadelphia, in third place, is two games behind Boston.
In Tuesday’s victory, the 76ers were led by 52 points from Joel Embiid. He also had two blocks, six assists, and 13 rebounds.
Jaylen Brown did not play for Boston because of a back injury. In games that Brown has not participated in this season, the Celtics have a 9-4 record. Center Robert Williams was also out for Boston with a knee injury.
Wednesday’s down will be the third gathering between the Celtics and Raptors this season. Boston won the main matchup 116-110 in December and required the second game 106-104 in January.
To conclude the season series, the two teams will meet once more on Friday in Boston.
On Monday night, the forward Justin Champagnie was acquired by the Celtics to fill the final vacancy on their roster. Champagnie had been playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G Association.
The 21-year-old Champagnie appeared in three Raptors games earlier this season. He also appeared in 36 games for Toronto during the season, scoring 2.3 points and playing 7.8 minutes per game on average.
