Celtics once again close out the calendar year with a dominant victory

Boston has now won its last six end-of-the-calendar year games, the last two with an average margin of victory by 44 points.

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics had no trouble in closing out 2024 with an emphatic win over the Toronto Raptors. Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics celebrated New Year’s Eve in 2023 with a 34-point win over the San Antonio Spurs.

And what was in store in 2024?

Another end-of-the-calendar-year blowout for the Celtics as they delivered an annihilation for the ages in defeating Toronto 125-71.