Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
45
26
71
2496
2658
33
10
30
93
40
43
28
20
71
34
19
53
6
19
10
13
24
110
4
610
14
2
2427
1310
54
44
34
77
811
57
868
12
66
03
25
3028
6060
125
50
40
2221
116
5
128
76
59
69
44
113
12
61
43
24
3418
6060
6
1
17
24
13
54
4
3
75
8
5
13
1
6
0
2
30
60
10
4
40
27
10
37
4
4
100
11
7
18
2
6
3
5
28
60
12
5
42
22
11
50
12
7
58
6
4
10
1
6
4
2
34
60
5
0
0
21
6
29
8
6
75
9
4
13
2
1
3
4
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
38
5
12
42
3
8
38
3
4
75
3
5
8
1
3
1
1
2
16
15
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
35
6
11
55
0
1
0
4
7
57
2
7
9
5
1
2
1
0
16
10
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
34
7
19
37
2
10
20
9
11
82
1
3
4
4
1
0
3
3
25
15
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
34
8
16
50
4
8
50
0
0
0
3
6
9
4
1
0
0
3
20
12
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
21
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
2
1
2
4
4
13
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
20
3
9
33
0
1
0
4
6
67
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
4
10
-10
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
19
3
6
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
1
3
6
-6
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
17
4
7
57
1
2
50
0
0
0
4
7
11
1
0
1
3
5
9
4
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
11
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
-9
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
6
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
-4
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Young
James Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
22
March
2017
Wednesday
TD Garden
Boston
Pacers
Indiana
True
Wizards
Washington
Eastern Conference
Southeast
42
28
70
2863
3687
35
8
23
86
37
43
26
20
77
31
8
39
4
24
6
18
28
102
4
710
31
4
2224
108
5
53
52
98
67
12
79
02
65
03
35
2819
6060
711
13
2
1723
910
53
117
94
80
99
23
122
12
58
12
64
2827
6060
7
3
43
22
10
45
5
5
100
6
1
7
0
6
0
3
28
60
10
1
10
24
8
33
3
2
67
7
2
9
2
5
3
5
19
60
7
1
14
17
9
53
11
9
82
9
2
11
1
5
1
6
28
60
11
3
27
23
10
43
7
4
57
9
3
12
2
8
2
4
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
John
Wall
John Wall
True
33
4
10
40
0
3
0
8
9
89
0
4
4
8
3
0
5
1
16
-21
none
Bradley
Beal
Bradley Beal
True
32
6
15
40
3
7
43
4
4
100
0
4
4
1
0
0
5
3
19
-19
none
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
True
30
6
15
40
1
6
17
1
1
100
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
4
14
-17
none
Otto
Porter
Otto Porter
True
21
4
8
50
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
3
8
-11
none
Marcin
Gortat
Marcin Gortat
True
11
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
3
4
3
0
0
1
3
4
-7
none
Bojan
Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović
False
28
5
12
42
0
5
0
4
5
80
3
3
6
2
1
1
3
4
14
13
none
Kelly
Oubre
Kelly Oubre
False
24
2
5
40
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
1
2
1
3
4
4
none
Jason
Smith
Jason Smith
False
17
5
8
62
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
1
2
6
13
9
none
Ian
Mahinmi
Ian Mahinmi
False
16
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
-13
none
Brandon
Jennings
Brandon Jennings
False
15
3
7
43
1
3
33
3
3
100
0
1
1
7
0
0
0
1
10
14
none
Tomáš
Satoranský
Tomáš Satoranský
False
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
8
none
Trey
Burke
Trey Burke
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Sheldon
Mac
Sheldon Mac
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
22
March
2017
Wednesday
Verizon Center
Washington
Hawks
Atlanta
True
Midway through March , Jae Crowder went through a tough stretch where he failed to score in double figures for five straight games . That 's far behind him now , however , as following his performance in Monday 's victory over the Wizards , Crowder has put together one of his better three - game stretches of the season . Against Washington , Crowder scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 38 minutes . Over his last three games , the swingman is now averaging 18 points and 9 rebounds per game . And while Crowder 's scoring is a bonus for this team , his rebounding is what is most important for their success moving forward . In Boston 's last 13 games , Crowder has grabbed at least nine rebounds seven times , and they are 6 - 1 in those contests . In the six games where he failed to reach nine , the Celtics are just 2 - 4 . The Boston Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards 110 - 102 Monday at TD Garden . The final score is n't a great indicator for how much the Celtics ( 45 - 26 ) dominated Monday 's game , as the game was essentially over by the end of the third quarter when Boston held a 17 - point advantage heading into the final period . Isaiah Thomas once again led the way for the Celtics , scoring a game - high 25 points despite shooting just 2 - of - 10 from behind the arc . His partner in the backcourt Avery Bradley had a much more efficient outing , scoring 20 points on 8 - of - 16 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 8 shooting from long range . In the end , it was n't the prettiest shooting performance from Boston , as they hit just 43 percent of their shots , but their ability to get offensive rebounds helped them overcome those misses , as they grabbed 20 by the time Monday 's contest was over . For the Wizards ( 42 - 28 ) , they actually shot better from the field than the Celtics ( 43 percent ) and hit the name number of free throws ( 20 ) , but Boston ended up getting up eight more shots than Washington thanks to their work on the offensive glass , and that ended up being the difference Monday . It also did n't help that their starting backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal failed to get into a groove offensively , as the two shot a combined 10 - of - 25 from the field and 3 - of - 10 from behind the arc en route to scoring a combined 35 points , while they 've been averaging a combined 46 points per game this season . In the end , six different Wizards players managed to score in double figures , but it just was n't enough to get a key road win .
Midway through March, Jae Crowder went through a tough stretch where he failed to score in double figures for five straight games. That's far behind him now, however, as following his performance in Monday's victory over the Wizards, Crowder has put together one of his better three - game stretches of the season. Against Washington, Crowder scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 38 minutes. Over his last three games, the swingman is now averaging 18 points and 9 rebounds per game. And while Crowder's scoring is a bonus for this team, his rebounding is what is most important for their success moving forward. In Boston's last 13 games, Crowder has grabbed at least nine rebounds seven times, and they are 6 - 1 in those contests. In the six games where he failed to reach nine, the Celtics are just 2 - 4.
Midway through March, Jae Crowder went through a tough stretch where he failed to score in double figures for five straight games. That's far behind him now, however, as following his performance in Monday's victory over the Wizards, Crowder has put together one of his better three - game stretches of the season. Against Washington, Crowder scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 38 minutes. Over his last three games, the swingman is now averaging 18 points and 9 rebounds per game. And while Crowder's scoring is a bonus for this team, his rebounding is what is most important for their success moving forward. In Boston's last 13 games, Crowder has grabbed at least nine rebounds seven times, and they are 6 - 1 in those contests. In the six games where he failed to reach nine, the Celtics are just 2 - 4. The Boston Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards 110 - 102 Monday at TD Garden. The final score isn't a great indicator for how much the Celtics (45 - 26) dominated Monday's game, as the game was essentially over by the end of the third quarter when Boston held a 17 - point advantage heading into the final period. Isaiah Thomas once again led the way for the Celtics, scoring a game - high 25 points despite shooting just 2 - of - 10 from behind the arc. His partner in the backcourt Avery Bradley had a much more efficient outing, scoring 20 points on 8 - of - 16 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 8 shooting from long range. In the end, it wasn't the prettiest shooting performance from Boston, as they hit just 43 percent of their shots, but their ability to get offensive rebounds helped them overcome those misses, as they grabbed 20 by the time Monday's contest was over. For the Wizards (42 - 28), they actually shot better from the field than the Celtics (43 percent) and hit the name number of free throws (20), but Boston ended up getting up eight more shots than Washington thanks to their work on the offensive glass, and that ended up being the difference Monday. It also didn't help that their starting backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal failed to get into a groove offensively, as the two shot a combined 10 - of - 25 from the field and 3 - of - 10 from behind the arc en route to scoring a combined 35 points, while they've been averaging a combined 46 points per game this season. In the end, six different Wizards players managed to score in double figures, but it just wasn't enough to get a key road win.
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<STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Smith <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Jennings <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Otto Porter <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Oubre <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcin Gortat <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sheldon Mac <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trey Burke <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tomáš Satoranský <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ian Mahinmi <TEAM> Washington Wizards <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none