Celtics beat Raptors 91-79 as Lowry rests

Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points, Evan Turner added 17 and the Boston Celtics Dermontti Dawson Jerseybeat the Toronto Raptors 91-79 on Wednesday night.

Avery Bradley finished with 16 points and eight rebounds as the Celtics won their third consecutive game.

Boston had what had been an eight-pointhttp://www.steelersnflofficialonline.com/Authentic-Donnie-Shell-Jerseylead at the start of the fourth quarter cut to a point. But the Celtics responded with a 10-4 run to get the separation they needed to close it out.

DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 21 points. Point guard Kyle Lowry sat out, resting a sore right elbow.

Toronto had a four-game winning streak snapped and fell 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the best record http://www.steelersnflofficialonline.com/Authentic-Dri-Archer-Jersey the Eastern Conference.

Toronto also played without forward Patrick Patterson, who missed his second straight game with a sore left ankle. The Celtics remained without starting forward Jae Crowder as he recovers from a right ankle sprain.

Toronto trailed 69-58 late Tony Romo Jerseyin the third quarter before using a 10-0 run to get back into the game. The Celtics missed eight straight shots during the run.

But Boston responded http://www.officialcowboysnflstore.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_TRAVIS_FREDERICK_JERSEY.htmlwith its 10-4 spurt, getting its lead back up to 79-72.

The first half was tight throughout, with 10 lead changes and neither team holding more than a three-point lead.

The Raptors stayed in the game despite shooting under 40 percent, and getting just four second-chance points.