Porzingis was one of the few offensive bright spots in the loss for Boston, scoring 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Boston shot just 39.6 percent as a team though with All-Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combining for 26 points on 32 percent shooting.

Why are the reigning champion Boston Celtics 7-7 in their last games? You can point to plenty of stats, from a dip in 3-point percentage to the alarming net rating of the starting five. But after arguably their worst loss of the season Wednesday night — a 110-97 defeat to the 9-31 Toronto Raptors — Kristaps Porzingis pointed to something stats can’t measure.

Two short weeks after losing by 54 points in Boston, the Toronto Raptors handed the Celtics their most humbling loss of the season.