The Boston Celtics were down 22 points in Toronto. They still found a way.

Jayson Tatum made the tying and go-ahead free throws with 25.2 seconds left and the Celtics beat the Raptors 98-93 on Wednesday night. Boston has now won five in a row.

Tatum finished with 24 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. It was not a pretty shooting night. He went 6 for 21 from the field and 2 for 11 from deep but made 10 of 12 free throws.

How Boston came back

Toronto came out on fire. The Raptors made 10 of 18 3-pointers in the first quarter, tying a franchise record for a single quarter.

They led 59-37 with 5:24 left in the second quarter. Boston answered with 16 straight points. Tatum scored the first 10 of them by himself. By halftime the gap was down to 61-54.

Toronto went just 6 for 25 from 3-point range the rest of the way and scored only 13 points in the fourth quarter.

Help from the supporting cast

Derrick White scored 19 points. Payton Pritchard added 14. Neemias Queta had 11 points, 13 rebounds and a late block to help seal it.

Boston played without Paul George, who sat out with an illness one night after scoring 36 in his return to Philadelphia. The Celtics are 10-2 and 4-0 against Atlantic Division teams.

Raptors slip under .500

Ja'Kobe Walter led Toronto with 17 points. He hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter alone. Rookie Allen Graves scored a career-high 13.

The Raptors are 5-6, under .500 for the first time this season. Kawhi Leonard missed his ninth straight game with a left knee issue. Scottie Barnes sat out a third straight game with a groin injury.

The Raptors play at Philadelphia on Thursday. Boston is off until it hosts Dallas on Sunday.