LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The game plan from Boston coach Brad Stevens was simple: Start things off with an increased effort on defense to set an immediate tone.The Celtics did exactly as he asked — and put the reigning NBA champions on the ropes.Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and the Celtics never trailed, rolling past the Toronto Raptors 111-89 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Monday night.Boston now leads the series 3-2 and can earn a trip to the East finals on Wednesday.Kemba Walker scored 21 for the Celtics, whose starters outscored Toronto's starters by a whopping 93-45.
Jayson Tatum scored 18, Daniel Theis and Brad Wanamaker each had 15 and Marcus Smart added 12 for Boston.Fred VanVleet scored 18 for Toronto,.