The Boston Celtics may have managed to close the gap between themselves and the Toronto Raptors with a big win over their Eastern Conferences rivals on Saturday, but there's still plenty of fight left in the conference leaders.Kyle Lowry tried to show that plenty of times in yesterday's game at the TD Garden in Boston, but ultimately he was only limited to a performance of 11 points with three rebounds and nine assists while being 4-of-13 in shooting from the field.Nevertheless, one of Raptors guard's nine assists during the loss to the Celtics was one for the highlight reel.With around two minutes to go in the second quarter, Lowry had possession of the ball and was looking to connect with teammate Jonas Valanciunas for the score. However, Celtics' Al Horford was in the way of making that connection from happening.Being the creative player that he is, the Raptors guard decided to nutmeg the Boston center in order to find his teammate for the score, and he was successful in his attempt as you can see in the video below.Unfortunately for Lowry and the Raptors, they weren't able to capitalize on this play, as by the end of the game, they had lost 110-99 against the Celtics, with the gap at the top of the Eastern Conference getting smaller as a result.

Toronto was unable to contain Boston, as three players on the home team scored 20 or more points, with Marcus Morris being the best performer in the game for the Celtics with 25 points, nine rebounds, and three assists.

DeMar DeRozan was the best player in the game for the Raptors, as he finished with 32 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. However, no other player in the Raptors lineup finished with more than 15 points.

It's worth noting though that Toronto has begun to hold back on the usage of the likes of DeRozan and Lowry on the court in order to keep their bodies fresh for when the playoffs arrive in two weeks time. Perhaps this game would have a different outcome if it was a postseason game.

The Raptors will be hoping to get back to winning ways and solidify their position at the top of the Eastern Conference when they play against the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Tuesday night next week.

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