The Celtics completed a 4-0 sweep of the season series as Jayson Tatum ended with 21 points after sitting out the entire second half. Boston hasn't swept Toronto since the 2009–10 season. The Celtics, who defeated Toronto on Wednesday to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, were missing All-Star Jaylen Brown because he sliced a finger on his shooting hand on Thursday. He will also be out from Sunday's regular-season showdown with Atlanta, but he anticipates returning in time for the postseason to begin.
In the opening round, Boston will take on the winner of Miami and Atlanta. Tatum thinks his team is in a strong frame of mind going into its last game. In the third quarter, Al Horford intercepted a pass, fired a bounce ball in front of Hauser, who then put down a one-handed dunk to cap up his scoring spree. One of his three dunks for the contest was that one.