Jordan Crawford scored 16 points, Terrence Williams had 12 and Avery Bradley 11 for the playoff-bound Celtics, who wrapped up the regular season by losing sixth of their final nine games.
For the Toronto Raptors, DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, Rudy Gay had 19 points and nine rebounds,
Jonas Valanciunas scored 18 points, Alan Anderson had 16 and Kyle Lowry had nine points and eight assists.
Kevin Garnett (left ankle) and Jason Terry (sore leg) did not play for Boston, which is locked into the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference and will meet the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
Neil Diamond's classic hit ''Sweet Caroline,'' long associated with Boston's beloved Red Sox, played as the Celtics' starters were introduced, and a message on stadium scoreboards read, ''Tonight we are all Boston fans.'' In the stands opposite the Toronto bench, three female fans held up a sign that read, ''Send Boston Love.''
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