Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards

Washington faces Boston on home slide

Boston Celtics (12-3, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (2-11, 14th in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

Celtics -15; over/under is 236.5

BOTTOM LINE: Washington plays Boston looking to stop its three-game home skid.

The Wizards are 2-7 in conference matchups. Washington is 1-5 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.8 turnovers per game.

The Celtics are 12-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 14.4 fast break points per game led by Jaylen Brown averaging 4.2.

The Wizards' 12.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Celtics allow. The Celtics average 19.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.3 more made shots on average than the 14.8 per game the Wizards give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bilal Coulibaly is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 5.8 rebounds for the Wizards.

Derrick White is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Celtics.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 1-9, averaging 109.0 points, 41.3 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.5 points per game.

Celtics: 8-2, averaging 119.4 points, 42.6 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.5 points.

INJURIES

: Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Bilal Coulibaly: day to day (head), Tristan Vukcevic: day to day (knee).

Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis: out (foot).

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

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