National Basketball Association
Boston 112, Washington 94
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 30, 2022
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#39 Tyler Ford, #64 Justin Van Duyne, #17 Jonathan Sterling
Attendance:
19156
By Field Level Media
Jaylen Brown scored 24 points and Jayson Tatum and Malcolm Brogdon each added 23 to lead the host Boston Celtics to a 112-94 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.
Brown also grabbed 10 rebounds, Tatum hit five 3-pointers and Brogdon finished with a season high in points for the Celtics, who snapped a two-game losing skid.
Grant Williams rounded out Boston's double-digit scorers with 10 points off the bench.
Kristaps Porzingis was a rebound away from a double-double in the first half and went on to finish with 17 points and 13 rebounds to pace the Wizards, who have lost back-to-back games.
Rui Hachimura added 13 points, Bradley Beal chipped in 12 and Anthony Gill had 10 for Washington.
Tatum knocked down consecutive 3-pointers as part of Boston's opening 11-2 run that forced a Washington timeout. Tatum (11 points) and Brown (10) combined for all 21 of Boston's points on 8-of-10 shooting over the first five minutes.
By first quarter's end, Tatum and Brown hit five of the Celtics' six treys on their way to a combined total of nine in the game. The duo took the team's first 12 shots and scored 23 points before Marcus Smart's driving layup with 4:06 left in the opening frame.
Porzingis was 3-for-5 in the period, but the rest of the Wizards were 3-for-18.
The second quarter was a different story, as Washington cut the deficit to 58-47 by halftime thanks to a 12-0 run.
A Porzingis tip-in with four seconds left brought the Wizards within single digits, but Tatum fed Brogdon for a driving layup just before the buzzer to extend the lead.
Boston was just 8-for-22 from the field and committed four turnovers in the second.
The Celtics bounced back and made it a 19-point game through three quarters thanks to 3-pointers from Brogdon, Brown and Sam Hauser in the final 2:19 of the third.
Boston led by as many as 25 in the final frame.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Boston |
Kristaps Porzingis 17 |
Scoring |
Jaylen Brown 24 |
Bradley Beal 8 |
Assists |
Marcus Smart 6 |
Kristaps Porzingis 13 |
Rebounds |
Jaylen Brown 10 |
Bradley Beal 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Malcolm Brogdon 8 |
Bradley Beal 1 |
Steals |
Marcus Smart 2 |
Kristaps Porzingis 2 |
Blocks |
Luke Kornet 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Washington
|
94 |
38.8 |
7-32 |
11-16 |
22 |
51 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
Boston
|
112 |
45.6 |
21-47 |
19-20 |
29 |
47 |
5 |
4 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Celtics have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Wizards have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .667 after a loss.