Late heroics by Boston's rotation players nearly stole the win for the Celtics after hanging around for much of the 2nd half, but clutch free throws sealed the deal.

The Celtics finished their preseason with a loss to the Raptors on Tuesday. The post Celtics shooters go cold, fall to Raptors in preseason finale: 10 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

The Boston Celtics erased a 24-point first-quarter deficit Tuesday night in Toronto but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling to the Raptors 119-118 to close out their preseason schedule. Boston, which went 4-1 in its tuneup games,