Pascal Siakam scores 40 points, Raptors beat Celtics in OT

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Pascal Siakam had a season-high 40 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out, and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Boston Celtics 115-112 in overtime on Monday night.

Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby scored 14 points apiece, Thad Young and Gary Trent Jr. each had 12, and Scottie Barnes scored 10 before fouling out as Toronto snapped a four-game home losing streak against the Celtics.

"That was a tough one tonight, man," Raptors head coach Nick Nurse said. "It certainly could have gone either way, and we’ve been on the wrong end of some of those."

Playing without forwards Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum and centers Al Horford and Robert Williams III, Boston lost for the fifth time in 29 games.

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Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) drives past Boston Celtics forward Aaron Nesmith (26) during second-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Monday, March 28, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

"Great night by a lot of guys," Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. "A lot of guys stepped up. We had our chances and felt we should have won."

Trent made two free throws to put Toronto up by three points with 14.4 seconds left in the extra period. Marcus Smart and Grant Williams both missed game-tying 3-point tries on Boston’s final possession.

Smart had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Williams scored 17, and Derrick White added 15 for Boston. Seven Celtics players scored 10 points or more, including Daniel Theis, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds.

"It was a tough game," Smart said. "The fact that we did what we did and had chances, I’m proud of us."

Toronto stayed one game ahead of Cleveland for