Sam Hauser scored a career-high 30 points (18 in the second quarter) with 10 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics routed the Washington Wizards 130-104 for their fifth straight win.
The Celtics led by as many as 36 and never trailed, pulling away with a 31-10 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Jayson Tatum had 30 points (18 in the first quarter), 6 assists and 3 steals. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Jordan Poole scored 31 points on 12 for 19 shooting.
The Celtics shot 49.4% from the field and 48.0% from 3 to the Wizards’ 46.1% and 29.4%. The Celtics made 24 3-pointers, 10 of them by Hauser and 6 by Tatum. The Wizards outscored the Celtics 54-36 in the paint.