Celtics coast to 136-107 win over Wizards
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The Celtics took a 10-point lead into the half, led by 22 after three and opened a 33-point hole within the fourth regardless of resting Brown and different starters.
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 35 factors and the Boston Celtics shook off a double-digit first-quarter deficit to beat Washington 136-107 on Wednesday evening and ship the Wizards to their sixth straight loss.
Brown scored 16 factors within the first quarter and had 5 rebounds and 5 assists earlier than leaving the sport with two minutes remaining within the third and Boston main by 19 factors. Neemias Queta had 15 factors and 12 rebounds for the Celtics, who had misplaced two in a row at residence.
Alex Sarr scored 31 with eight rebounds and three blocked pictures — his seventh straight recreation with at the very least two blocks. Washington has not crushed the Celtics in 9 tries since March of 2023.
The Wizards opened a 32-20 lead within the first quarter and nonetheless led 39-30 early within the second earlier than the Celtics scored 19 of the subsequent 21 factors to take the lead for good. Payton Pritchard scored 10 of his 18 factors through the run.
The Celtics took a 10-point lead into the half, led by 22 after three and opened a 33-point hole within the fourth regardless of resting Brown and different starters.
Josh Minott scored a career-high 21 for Boston. The Celtics shot a season-low 41 makes an attempt from 3-point vary and made a season-high 39% from past the arc.
Washington visits Cleveland on Friday evening.
The Celtics head to Orlando for a pair of video games on Friday and Sunday.
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