Celtics 91-89 Raptors (4 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

Toronto Raptors

7-11, 2-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
TOR	25	27	16	21	89
BOS	18	25	23	25	91

Boston Celtics

7-8, 5-4 home

Paul Pierce missed 14 ft jumper.
Mark Blount made two point shot. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.
Raef LaFrentz missed 18 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch missed 4 ft jumper.
Gary Payton missed 6 ft jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made layup.
Mark Blount missed 7 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Mark Blount missed 9 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce made 4 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Raef LaFrentz made 5 ft hook shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Gary Payton missed layup.
Mark Blount made tip shot.
Mark Blount missed layup.
Gary Payton missed layup.
Mark Blount made 6 ft two point shot.
Tony Allen made layup.
Walter McCarty missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Marcus Banks's layup blocked by Loren Woods.
Marcus Banks made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Walter McCarty missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Al Jefferson missed 5 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 18 ft jumper.
Ricky Davis made 9 ft jumper. Assisted by Tony Allen.
Paul Pierce missed 18 ft jumper.
Marcus Banks missed layup.
Al Jefferson made tip shot.
Marcus Banks made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Tony Allen missed 4 ft jumper.
Gary Payton's layup blocked by Morris Peterson.
Al Jefferson missed layup.
Paul Pierce missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Tony Allen missed layup.
Mark Blount made tip shot.
Mark Blount made 13 ft two point shot.
Tony Allen made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Paul Pierce's layup blocked by Matt Bonner.
Paul Pierce made two point shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Raef LaFrentz missed layup.
Paul Pierce made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Raef LaFrentz missed 17 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Raef LaFrentz made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 13 ft jumper.
Jiri Welsch made 20 ft jumper.
Gary Payton missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Paul Pierce missed jumper.
Jiri Welsch missed 18 ft jumper.
Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Mark Blount.
Raef LaFrentz made layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Paul Pierce missed 15 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
Mark Blount missed 13 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Mark Blount made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.
Paul Pierce missed 14 ft jumper.
Raef LaFrentz's 6 ft jumper blocked by Loren Woods.
Mark Blount made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Al Jefferson missed layup.
Jiri Welsch made 11 ft jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Jiri Welsch's layup blocked by Milt Palacio.
Tony Allen's layup blocked by Matt Bonner.
Jiri Welsch missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Ricky Davis made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Al Jefferson missed jumper.
Ricky Davis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Marcus Banks.
Mark Blount made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Raef LaFrentz's layup blocked by Chris Bosh.
Ricky Davis missed 16 ft jumper.
Ricky Davis made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Mark Blount made 7 ft jumper. Assisted by Ricky Davis.
Ricky Davis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Mark Blount made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Paul Pierce missed 14 ft jumper.
Gary Payton missed 19 ft jumper.
Paul Pierce missed layup.
Mark Blount made tip shot.
Chris Bosh missed 6 ft jumper.
Chris Bosh made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Rafer Alston missed 16 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jalen Rose missed three point jumper.
Jalen Rose missed 4 ft jumper.
Loren Woods's layup blocked by Raef LaFrentz.
Chris Bosh made slam dunk.
Loren Woods made layup. Assisted by Rafer Alston.
Vince Carter missed 19 ft jumper.
Loren Woods made layup.
Rafer Alston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jalen Rose missed 13 ft jumper.
Loren Woods missed tip shot.
Vince Carter missed 4 ft jumper.
Chris Bosh missed 19 ft jumper.
Loren Woods made 14 ft jumper.
Jalen Rose made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Chris Bosh made two point shot. Assisted by Rafer Alston.
Jalen Rose missed jumper.
Jalen Rose made dunk. Assisted by Rafer Alston.
Chris Bosh's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.
Rafer Alston made 6 ft two point shot.
Loren Woods missed layup.
Rafer Alston missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Rafer Alston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Loren Woods's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.
Vince Carter missed layup.
Vince Carter missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Rafer Alston missed 35 ft three point jumper.
Vince Carter made 22 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Milt Palacio made 15 ft two point shot.
Donyell Marshall's layup blocked by Tony Allen.
Matt Bonner's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.
Lamond Murray missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Matt Bonner made 3 ft hook shot. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.
Matt Bonner made 19 ft jumper.
Morris Peterson missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Lamond Murray made slam dunk.
Milt Palacio's layup blocked by Paul Pierce.
Donyell Marshall made tip shot.
Matt Bonner made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.
Matt Bonner made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Milt Palacio made 1 ft two point shot.
Donyell Marshall made 3 ft hook shot. Assisted by Matt Bonner.
Donyell Marshall made two point shot. Assisted by Lamond Murray.
Matt Bonner made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Donyell Marshall missed layup.
Matt Bonner missed 20 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Donyell Marshall missed three point jumper.
Chris Bosh made dunk. Assisted by Rafer Alston.
Chris Bosh made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Loren Woods missed 13 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 23 ft jumper.
Jalen Rose made 16 ft jumper.
Chris Bosh missed layup.
Rafer Alston missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Jalen Rose made jumper. Assisted by Loren Woods.
Jalen Rose made layup.
Rafer Alston missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jalen Rose made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Chris Bosh missed 16 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made 9 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Vince Carter missed 14 ft jumper.
Rafer Alston missed 19 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall missed 21 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Jalen Rose missed three point jumper.
Donyell Marshall made layup. Assisted by Jalen Rose.
Milt Palacio missed jumper.
Donyell Marshall made layup. Assisted by Milt Palacio.
Lamond Murray missed 16 ft jumper.
Milt Palacio missed 6 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made dunk. Assisted by Donyell Marshall.
Chris Bosh missed layup.
Jalen Rose missed 16 ft jumper.
Vince Carter missed 7 ft jumper.
Vince Carter made layup.
Vince Carter missed 16 ft jumper.
Chris Bosh's layup blocked by Mark Blount.
Vince Carter missed layup.
Vince Carter made layup.
Donyell Marshall missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Jalen Rose made layup.
Milt Palacio made layup. Assisted by Vince Carter.
Donyell Marshall missed 4 ft jumper.
Donyell Marshall made layup. Assisted by Chris Bosh.
Vince Carter's layup blocked by Raef LaFrentz.

RAPTORS

CELTICS

TIME		TOR	BOS
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Chris Bosh vs. Mark Blount. Loren Woods gains possession.	0	0
11:48	Paul Pierce Shooting Foul. Pierce's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 1st Team Foul.	0	0
11:48	Chris Bosh made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
11:48	Chris Bosh made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	0
11:34	Paul Pierce missed 14 ft jumper.	2	0
11:33	Loren Woods defensive rebound.	2	0
11:25	Chris Bosh missed 6 ft jumper.	2	0
11:22	Loren Woods offensive rebound.	2	0
11:06	Mark Blount made two point shot. Assisted by Raef LaFrentz.	2	2
10:45	Chris Bosh made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jalen Rose.	4	2
10:34	Raef LaFrentz missed 18 ft jumper.	4	2
10:33	Vince Carter defensive rebound.	4	2
10:29	Rafer Alston missed 16 ft jumper.	4	2
10:27	Toronto defensive rebound.	4	2
10:15	Jiri Welsch missed 4 ft jumper.	4	2
10:14	Loren Woods defensive rebound.	4	2
10:07	Vince Carter missed 26 ft three point jumper.	4	2
10:04	Raef LaFrentz defensive rebound.	4	2
9:45	Jalen Rose missed three point jumper.	4	2
9:44	Jalen Rose offensive rebound.	4	2
9:36	Jalen Rose missed 4 ft jumper.	4	2
9:33	Mark Blount defensive rebound.	4	2
9:26	Gary Payton missed 6 ft jumper.	4	2
9:25	Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound.	4	2
9:22	Raef LaFrentz made layup.	4	4
9:11	Loren Woods's layup blocked by Raef LaFrentz.	4	4
9:08	Chris Bosh offensive rebound.	4	4
9:07	Chris Bosh made slam dunk.	6	4
8:44	Mark Blount missed 7 ft jumper.	6	4
8:42	Chris Bosh defensive rebound.	6	4
8:37	Loren Woods made layup. Assisted by Rafer Alston.	8	4
8:23	Jiri Welsch missed 24 ft three point jumper.	8	4
8:22	Jalen Rose defensive rebound.	8	4
8:15	Vince Carter missed 19 ft jumper.	8	4
8:10	Jiri Welsch defensive rebound.	8	4
8:00	Mark Blount missed 9 ft jumper.	8	4
7:58	Rafer Alston defensive rebound.	8	4
7:50	Loren Woods made layup.	10	4
7:50	Raef LaFrentz Shooting Foul. LaFrentz's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 2nd Team Foul.	10	4
7:50	Loren Woods made Free Throw 1 of 1.	11	4
7:39	Paul Pierce made 4 ft jumper. Assisted by Jiri Welsch.	11	6
7:31	Rafer Alston missed 25 ft three point jumper.	11	6
7:30	Jalen Rose offensive rebound.	11	6
7:24	Jalen Rose missed 13 ft jumper.	11	6
7:22	Loren Woods offensive rebound.	11	6
7:20	Loren Woods missed tip shot.	11	6
7:18	Paul Pierce defensive rebound.	11	6
7:13	Mark Blount 3 second	11	6
6:58	Vince Carter missed 4 ft jumper.	11	6
6:58	Toronto offensive rebound.	11	6
6:58	Jiri Welsch Loose Ball Foul. Welsch's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 3rd Team Foul.	11	6
6:46	Chris Bosh missed 19 ft jumper.	11	6
6:43	Paul Pierce defensive rebound.	11	6
6:35	Mark Blount Lost Ball. Stolen by Rafer Alston.	11	6
6:30	Paul Pierce Shooting Foul. Pierce's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 4th Team Foul.	11	6
6:30	Jalen Rose made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	6
6:30	Ricky Davis enters the game for Paul Pierce.	12	6
6:30	Jalen Rose made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	6
6:13	Raef LaFrentz made 5 ft hook shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.	13	8
5:58	Loren Woods made 14 ft jumper.	15	8
5:48	Boston Full Timeout.	15	8
5:37	Mark Blount Traveling	15	8
5:20	Chris Bosh Bad Pass. Stolen by Raef LaFrentz.	15	8
5:15	Gary Payton missed layup.	15	8
5:13	Mark Blount offensive rebound.	15	8
5:11	Mark Blount made tip shot.	15	10
5:05	Rafer Alston Bad Pass	15	10
4:54	Chris Bosh Shooting Foul. Bosh's 1st Personal Foul, Toronto's 1st Team Foul.	15	10
4:54	Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	11
4:54	Jiri Welsch made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	12
4:41	Jalen Rose made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Vince Carter.	18	12
4:31	Mark Blount missed layup.	18	12
4:31	Raef LaFrentz offensive rebound.	18	12
4:26	Gary Payton missed layup.	18	12
4:26	Loren Woods defensive rebound.	18	12
4:18	Chris Bosh made two point shot. Assisted by Rafer Alston.	20	12
4:07	Mark Blount made 6 ft two point shot.	20	14
4:01	Al Jefferson enters the game for Mark Blount.	20	14
4:01	Tony Allen enters the game for Jiri Welsch.	20	14
3:41	Jalen Rose missed jumper.	20	14
3:39	Loren Woods offensive rebound.	20	14
3:38	Loren Woods Traveling	20	14
3:30	Jalen Rose Personal Foul. Rose's 1st Personal Foul, Toronto's 2nd Team Foul.	20	14
3:18	Gary Payton Lost Ball. Stolen by Rafer Alston.	20	14
3:15	Jalen Rose made dunk. Assisted by Rafer Alston.	22	14
2:58	Toronto Full Timeout.	22	14
2:42	Chris Bosh's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.	22	14
2:40	Tony Allen defensive rebound.	22	14
2:34	Tony Allen made layup.	22	16
2:15	Rafer Alston made 6 ft two point shot.	24	16
1:57	Al Jefferson Bad Pass	24	16
1:57	Marcus Banks enters the game for Gary Payton.	24	16
1:39	Loren Woods missed layup.	24	16
1:38	Toronto offensive rebound.	24	16
1:38	Walter McCarty enters the game for Raef LaFrentz.	24	16
1:31	Rafer Alston missed 26 ft three point jumper.	24	16
1:31	Toronto defensive rebound.	24	16
1:21	Walter McCarty Offensive Foul. McCarty's 2nd Personal Foul, Boston's 5th Team Foul.	24	16
1:21	Walter McCarty Foul	24	16
1:02	Rafer Alston missed 25 ft three point jumper.	24	16
1:01	Walter McCarty defensive rebound.	24	16
53.9	Walter McCarty missed 26 ft three point jumper.	24	16
52.7	Rafer Alston defensive rebound.	24	16
45.9	Loren Woods's layup blocked by Al Jefferson.	24	16
42.9	Vince Carter offensive rebound.	24	16
42.5	Vince Carter missed layup.	24	16
41.5	Toronto offensive rebound.	24	16
32.9	Marcus Banks's layup blocked by Loren Woods.	24	16
28.9	Jalen Rose defensive rebound.	24	16
22.9	Vince Carter missed 27 ft three point jumper.	24	16
21.4	Loren Woods offensive rebound.	24	16
20.5	Tony Allen Shooting Foul. Allen's 1st Personal Foul, Boston's 6th Team Foul.	24	16
20.5	Loren Woods missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	16
20.5	Toronto offensive rebound.	24	16
20.5	Loren Woods made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	16
3.2	Marcus Banks made layup. Assisted by Ricky Davis.	25	18
0.3	Rafer Alston missed 35 ft three point jumper.	25	18
0.0	Toronto offensive rebound.	25	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	18

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 1-0

Raptors
89
Celtics
91

Game 1

4/12

Celtics
93
Raptors
104

Game 2

13/1

Raptors
109
Celtics
110

Game 3

17/3

Celtics
103
Raptors
98

Game 4

17/4

TD Garden

12:30 AM, 4 December 2004

Boston, MA

Attendance: 15,201

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Scott Foster
Robbie Robinson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Boston	11	3	.786	-	W2
New York	6	6	.500	4	W1
Brooklyn	5	8	.385	5.5	L2
Philadelphia	2	10	.167	8	L3
Toronto	2	12	.143	9	L7

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