National Basketball Association
Boston 116, Washington 107
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 8, 2021
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials:
#37 Eric Dalen, #43 Matt Myers, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown added 27 and the shorthanded Boston Celtics held off the visiting Washington Wizards 116-107 on Friday night.
Marcus Smart had 13 points, Payton Pritchard 11 and Daniel Theis 10 as the Celtics won for the sixth time in their last seven games. Brown chipped in a game-high 13 rebounds.
Bradley Beal followed a franchise-record-tying 60 points scored Wednesday with 41, but the Wizards lost for the seventh time in their first nine games. Russell Westbrook, playing with a dislocated finger on his right hand, had 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting.
Rui Hachimura scored 17 for Washington, and Davis Bertans had 13.
The Celtics were without three of their big men as Tristan Thompson, Grant Williams and Robert Williams III were each sidelined as part of COVID-19 protocol. Robert Williams tested positive for the virus, according to multiple reports, and Thompson and Grant Williams were singled out via contact tracing.
Its depth depleted, Boston saw a 28-point lead with 7:52 remaining in the third quarter trimmed to single digits, 99-90, with 9:07 left in the fourth. The Wizards got within four before the Celtics countered with a 7-0 spurt for a 106-95 advantage with 5:12 to go.
Washington battled back to within five on back-to-back 3-pointers by Bertans, but Brown nailed a 3 and Smart sank 1 of 2 free throws for a 110-101 Boston lead with 1:31 left.
Beal and Tatum traded a pair of baskets each, as the Celtics held on down the stretch.
Beal had just four points in the fourth quarter. The Wizards trailed 96-81 to begin the period.
The Celtics grabbed the game's first double-digit lead, 29-19, with 2:34 remaining in the first and ended the quarter up 33-28. They began the second on a 10-3 run and continued to pull away, increasing their margin up to 64-43 following a Tatum three-point play with 2:42 remaining.
Boston's lead was 66-47 at the half.
-Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Boston |
|
Bradley Beal 41 |
Scoring |
Jayson Tatum 32 |
|
Russell Westbrook 8 |
Assists |
Jaylen Brown 5 |
|
Thomas Bryant 8 |
Rebounds |
Jaylen Brown 13 |
|
Bradley Beal 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Smart 9 |
|
Ish Smith 3 |
Steals |
Javonte Green 3 |
|
Bradley Beal 1 |
Blocks |
Tacko Fall 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
107 |
46.6 |
11-29 |
14-16 |
22 |
38 |
4 |
9 |
17 |
| Boston
|
116 |
47.7 |
12-32 |
22-30 |
21 |
49 |
4 |
11 |
21 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against Miami. The Celtics have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Miami. The Wizards have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .167 after a loss.
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