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Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards

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2-0, 1-0 Away
Final
122 - 102

0-1, 0-1 Home

Tatum, Brown help Celtics rout Wizards 122-102 in first road game

Jaylen Brown leads Celtics with 27 points on his 28th birthday

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points in the Celtics' first road game of the season. Derrick White had 19 and Payton Pritchard added 15 as the defending NBA champions extended their winning streak against Washington to five games.

Jordan Poole scored 20 of his 26 points before halftime in the rebuilding Wizards' season opener, and Jonas Valanciunas added 18 in his Washington debut.

After taking their first double-digit lead just before halftime, the Celtics outscored the Wizards 34-19 in the third quarter put the game out of reach.

Takeaways Celtics: Two games into its title defense, Boston has yet to be seriously pushed in a pair of wins. Tatum didn't play in the fourth quarter Thursday. Brown and White were the last starters to depart with 8:04 left.

Wizards: With rookies Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington in an extremely young starting lineup, the first half was mostly an encouraging performance. But Washington's third-quarter struggles echoed a recurring problem from last season. Carrington's night ended with a potential injury following an awkward fourth-quarter fall.

Key moment Boston closed the first half on a 10-1 run to build its largest lead to that point. Tatum hit a pair of 3-pointers, one from each wing, then fed Brown on the second of back-to-back running layups to stake Boston to a 64-54 advantage.

Key stat Washington’s starting lineup had an average age of 22.72 years old. According to Elias Sports Bureau, that is the youngest in the NBA so far this season, and the franchise's youngest since the league began tracking starters in 1970.

Up next Both play again Saturday, with Boston traveling to Detroit and the Wizards hosting Cleveland.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Wizards: 17.0%
Celtics: 83.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 122 - 102
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 122 - 102
4th 21.1 JD Davison defensive rebound 122 - 102
4th 24.1 Jared Butler misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 122 - 102
4th 30.1 Wizards offensive team rebound 122 - 102

Statistics

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42-90 FG 41-95
46.7 Field Goal % 43.2
17-45 3PT 7-36
37.8 Three Point % 19.4
21-27 FT 13-18
77.8 Free Throw % 72.2
49 Rebounds 40
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
37 Defensive Rebounds 30
21 Assists 27
7 Steals 9
3 Blocks 6
14 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
22 Fast Break Points 27
46 Points in Paint 66
19 Fouls 19
32 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,610 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 4 0 1.000 - W4
New York 1 2 .333 2.5 L1
Brooklyn 1 2 .333 2.5 W1
Philadelphia 1 2 .333 2.5 W1
Toronto 1 3 .250 3 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 3 1 .750 - W1
Miami 2 1 .667 0.5 W2
Atlanta 2 2 .500 1 L2
Washington 1 2 .333 1.5 W1
Charlotte 1 2 .333 1.5 L2
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