On October 16th, the NBA preseason continued, with the Celtics narrowly defeating the Raptors 110-108. Derrick White scored 33 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists, becoming the team's biggest contributor to the victory.

The Celtics opened fire in the first quarter and led by 13 points at one point, but the Raptors quickly adjusted and, led by Barrett and Ingram, made up the difference. At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led 30-25.

In the second quarter, the Raptors maintained a high-efficiency offense and once overtook the score, but White stepped up in time to stabilize the situation. At halftime, the Celtics still had a slight advantage of 52-50.

The third quarter saw a fierce back-and-forth between the two teams, with the score fluctuating several times. Pritchard and White hit consecutive outside shots, helping the Celtics take a 79-75 lead into the final quarter.

In the final quarter, the Celtics once opened up the point difference to double digits, but the Raptors, with the help of Barnes' instigation and Quickley's breakthrough, caught up to 108 in the final moments. In the decisive round, Tillman completed a key tip-in at the basket, and the Celtics narrowly defeated the Raptors 110-108.

Raptors player statistics

Ingram had 20 points , 10 rebounds and 1 assist, Barrett had 17 points , 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Quickley had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Agbaji had 10 points and 6 rebounds, Walter had 9 points, Poeltl had 8 points and 7 rebounds, Barnes had 7 points , 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Mamukelashvili had 5 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Celtics player statistics

White had 33 points , 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Simmons had 14 points and 4 rebounds , Pritchard had 10 points , 3 rebounds and 10 assists, Keta had 8 points and 12 rebounds, Minot had 9 points , Gonzalez had 8 points, Tillman had 7 points and 7 rebounds and hit the buzzer-beater, and Boucher had 5 points and 9 rebounds.