Washington Wizards at Boston Celtics
· National Basketball AssociationTatum scores 20 points in 32 minutes, Celtics hand Wizards 11th straight loss 111-100
Tatum had his second double-double since making his season debut earlier this month. Jaylen Brown added 16 points to help the Celtics snap a two-game skid.
Boston’s lead grew to 30 points in the third quarter, but Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla kept Tatum on the court to allow him to reach a high for minutes in the four games he’s played in since his return from Achilles tendon surgery. He had been capped at 27 minutes in his previous three games.
Washington, which was coming off erasing a 17-point deficit to force overtime in a loss at Orlando on Thursday, chopped Boston’s lead to 12 in the fourth quarter. But the Celtics got a layup from Tatum and 3-pointer by Sam Hauser to help them close it out.
Tristan Vukcevic had 22 points to lead the Wizards.
Boston tried early to exploit the Wizards’ vulnerability in the paint and fed the ball to Queta, who scored eight of the Celtics’ first 10 points and finished with 22 in the first half. Luka Garza also took advantage, connecting on his first three shots and scoring six quick points. He finished with 15 points in 15 minutes.
Washington 7-footer Alex Sarr didn’t score until the 4:38 mark of the second quarter.
Boston finished with a 54-30 advantage in scoring in the paint.
Celtics: Host Phoenix on Monday.
Regular Season Series
BOS wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 100 - 111 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 100 - 111 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 100 - 111 |
| 4th 37.1 |  |
Justin Champagnie makes 1-foot running dunk (Anthony Gill assists) | 100 - 111 |
| 4th 39.3 | |
Ron Harper Jr. lost ball turnover (Justin Champagnie steals) | 98 - 111 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 BOS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-84 | FG | 41-93 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 15-39 | 3PT | 12-46 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 11-17 | FT | 17-19 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 28 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 30 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 1 | Percent Led | 94 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Paul George, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 11 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bub Carrington, G | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| Tristan Vukcevic, F | Out | Nov 8 |
| Reece Beekman, G | Out | Nov 2 |
| Justin Champagnie, F | Out | Oct 28 |
| Jamir Watkins, G | Out | Jul 30 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
7 | 5 | .583 | - | L1 |
 Miami |
5 | 6 | .455 | 1.5 | W2 |
 Orlando |
4 | 7 | .364 | 2.5 | W2 |
 Charlotte |
4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | L1 |
 Washington |
4 | 9 | .308 | 3.5 | L6 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
- | 2 | W5 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Philadelphia |
0.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7692308 | 10 |
 New York |
3.5 | 5 | L1 | 0.54545456 | 6 |
 Toronto |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.41666666 | 5 |
 Brooklyn |
6.5 | 8 | W1 | 0.27272728 | 3 |
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