Jordan Walsh scored a career-high 22 points (14 in the paint), and the Boston Celtics routed the Washington Wizards 146-101.
The Celtics led by as many as 45 and never trailed, pulling away with a 32-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Derrick White had 30 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 9 assists, and Payton Pritchard added 20 points and 8 assists. Anfernee Simons scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. The Celtics had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Wizards, CJ McCollum scored 22 points.
The Celtics shot 54.5% from the field and 42.6% from 3 to the Wizards’ 41.7% and 32.3%. The Celtics made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by White and 4 by Simons. They outscored the Wizards 29-8 on the fast break. The Wizards outscored the Celtics 22-9 in 6 minutes with Middleton, McCollum, Bagley, Champagnie and Carrington on the floor together.