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Tatum, Brown help Celtics rout Wizards 122-102 in first road game
WASHINGTON (AP) Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 122-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Both play again Saturday, with Boston traveling to Detroit and the Wizards hosting Cleveland.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Al Horford vs. Alexandre Sarr (Derrick White gains possession) | ||
| 11:52 |  | Jaylen Brown misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:49 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:23 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-0 |
| 11:09 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot | 3-3 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup (Derrick White assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:59 | | Celtics delay of game violation | ||
| 10:52 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | Al Horford turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Carlton Carrington blocks Jaylen Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:17 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Jump ball. Jaylen Brown vs. Carlton Carrington (Jayson Tatum gains possession) | ||
| 10:08 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup | 5-5 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Derrick White makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 7-5 |
| 9:39 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Jrue Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Jrue Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving layup | 7-7 |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 9-7 |
| 8:57 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +3 | Jaylen Brown makes three point jump shot (Al Horford assists) | 12-7 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 12-10 |
| 8:05 | | Kyle Kuzma kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:00 | | Carlton Carrington personal foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | Alexandre Sarr blocks Jrue Holiday's two point layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:28 | | Alexandre Sarr offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point putback dunk | 12-12 |
| 7:15 | | Jaylen Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 12-15 |
| 7:06 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:49 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Jayson Tatum shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:41 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 6:28 | | Jayson Tatum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:26 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:03 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point running jump shot | 12-19 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point driving layup | 14-19 |
| 5:24 | | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:12 | | Kyle Kuzma blocks Jayson Tatum's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:09 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 14-22 |
| 4:54 | | Derrick White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +3 | Xavier Tillman makes three point jump shot (Derrick White assists) | 17-22 |
| 4:21 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:20 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Luke Kornet personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving hook shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 17-24 |
| 3:54 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point pullup jump shot (Xavier Tillman assists) | 20-24 |
| 3:53 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point dunk (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 20-26 |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Derrick White makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 23-26 |
| 2:39 | | Carlton Carrington turnover (bad pass) (Jayson Tatum steals) | ||
| 2:35 | | Carlton Carrington blocks Payton Pritchard's two point running layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Jayson Tatum offensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point layup | 25-26 |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 25-28 |
| 1:54 | | +2 | Jayson Tatum makes two point jump shot | 27-28 |
| 1:40 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Jayson Tatum defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Derrick White draws the foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 1:29 | | +1 | Derrick White makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 1:09 | | Carlton Carrington turnover (lost ball) (Derrick White steals) | ||
| 1:06 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:06 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point pullup jump shot (Kyshawn George assists) | 30-30 |
| 0:43 | | Carlton Carrington shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-30 |
| 0:43 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-30 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point cutting layup (Jared Butler assists) | 32-32 |
| 0:17 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Jayson Tatum draws the foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 0:17 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Jayson Tatum misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 0:17 | | Celtics offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | +1 | Jayson Tatum makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 33-32 |
| 0:06 | | Jrue Holiday personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jordan Poole misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:34 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:14 | | Payton Pritchard misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 33-34 |
| 10:43 | | Al Horford turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 33-36 |
| 10:08 | | Alexandre Sarr shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 34-36 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 35-36 |
| 10:08 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 36-36 |
| 9:49 | | Corey Kispert turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:37 | | Xavier Tillman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 9:17 | | Alexandre Sarr shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-36 |
| 9:17 | | +1 | Jrue Holiday makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-36 |
| 8:57 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +3 | Payton Pritchard makes three point pullup jump shot | 41-36 |
| 8:46 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:29 | | Neemias Queta personal foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Kyshawn George makes two point cutting dunk (Marvin Bagley III assists) | 41-38 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Neemias Queta makes two point alley-oop layup (Jaylen Brown assists) | 43-38 |
| 7:50 | | Marvin Bagley III turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Brown steals) | ||
| 7:45 | | Jrue Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Neemias Queta offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +2 | Neemias Queta makes two point putback layup | 45-38 |
| 7:26 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving hook shot | 45-40 |
| 7:19 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Jaylen Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:19 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-40 |
| 7:19 | | +1 | Jaylen Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-40 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup | 47-42 |
| 6:54 | | Jayson Tatum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point reverse layup | 47-44 |
| 6:33 | | Jaylen Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting dunk (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 47-46 |
| 6:25 | | Celtics 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Jaylen Brown makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 49-46 |
| 5:56 | | Jordan Poole misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:51 |