Tatum, Brown help Celtics rout Wizards 122-102 in first road game – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 25 factors and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 122-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday evening.

Jaylen Brown scored 27 factors within the Celtics’ first street recreation of the season. Derrick White had 19 and Payton Pritchard added 15 because the defending NBA champions prolonged their profitable streak in opposition to Washington to 5 video games.

Jordan Poole scored 20 of his 26 factors earlier than halftime within the rebuilding Wizards’ season opener, and Jonas Valanciunas added 18 in his Washington debut.

After taking their first double-digit lead simply earlier than halftime, the Celtics outscored the Wizards 34-19 within the third quarter put the sport out of attain.

Takeaways

Celtics: Two video games into its title protection, Boston has but to be severely pushed in a pair of wins. Tatum didn’t play within the fourth quarter Thursday. Brown and White have been the final starters to depart with 8:04 left.

Wizards: With rookies Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington in a particularly younger beginning lineup, the primary half was principally an encouraging efficiency. However Washington’s third-quarter struggles echoed a recurring drawback from final season. Carrington’s evening ended with a possible damage following an ungainly fourth-quarter fall.

Key second

Boston closed the primary half on a 10-1 run to construct its largest result in that time. Tatum hit a pair of 3-pointers, one from every wing, then fed Brown on the second of back-to-back working layups to stake Boston to a 64-54 benefit.

Key stat

Washington’s beginning lineup had a mean age of twenty-two.72 years outdated. In line with Elias Sports activities Bureau, that’s the youngest within the NBA up to now this season, and the franchise’s youngest because the league started monitoring starters in 1970.