Jayson Tatum missed his first chance at a game-winner against the Raptors, but he nailed the 3-pointer at the end of overtime.

Winning back-to-back games seems like a modest goal. But that's the next step toward respectability for the Patriots.

Soto would help, of course. He’s a generational hitter, the kind who can lift an entire lineup. Plus, there’s no telling the ...