This stretch is quickly becoming more than a rut. At first, Boston’s struggles over the last month could be explained by poor 3-point shooting. After all, the not-so-secret of the modern NBA is that games are often won or lost at the 3-point line.

Payton Pritchard had 20 points to lead the Celtics. Jayson Tatum had just 16 points and Jaylen Brown had 10, with the All-Star duo combining to make just 9 of 31 shots.

The Celtics' struggles continued, this time in a loss to the Raptors as they're just 7-7 in their last 14 games.