Former Celtics guard Eddie House called out Boston amid the team's extended slide on defense over the last few weeks.

Two short weeks after losing by 54 points in Boston, the Toronto Raptors handed the Celtics their most humbling loss of the season.

Payton Pritchard had 20 points to lead the Celtics. Jayson Tatum had just 16 points and Jaylen Brown had 10, with the All-Star duo combining to make just 9 of 31 shots.

Toronto came into tonight's action ranked third in fast break points in the NBA, while Boston is dead last in that regard. In indeed, the Raptors scored 18 points in transition, taking advantage of some sluggish defense on the part of the Celtics. Boston scored just 5 going the other way.

The Celtics' recent grind continued as they dropped a disappointing, listless loss to the Raptors on Wednesday in Toronto. The C’s found themselves down double-digits just minutes into the game, though they climbed out of that initial hole in the first quarter.

After a tough 110-97 loss to the Toronto Raptors, Eddie House shares his thoughts on the Celtics' recent strugglesEddie House has strong response to Celtics' defensive struggles originally appeared on

The Boston Celtics scored just 15 points in the fourth quarter of their 110-97 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Leading scorer Jayson Tatum did not attempt a field goal in quarter. That was just one of several concerning signs that Boston was out of sync.

Returning to Eastern Conference play after going 4-2 across a tough stretch of Western Conference matchups, the Boston Celtics found tougher sledding than they might have expected on Wednesday evening against the Toronto Raptors.

It may be unfair to call it a “championship hangover” since they’re still second in the Eastern Conference standings, but the Boston Celtics’ rough stretch continued Wednesday night in Toronto. The C’s fell to the Raptors 110-97 in one of their worst all-around performances of the 2024-25 season.