The Washington Wizards (25 - 20) defeated the Boston Celtics (26 - 18), 123 - 108, at Verizon Center on Tuesday. The two teams checked in to Tuesday's tilt heading in opposite directions, as Boston had dropped two straight contests while Washington had prevailed in five of their previous six. That trend persisted through the opening 12 minutes, as the home team emerged from that period with a 33 - 24 advantage. Although the Celtics battled back in the second quarter, the Wizards won the second half by a 57 - 49 margin to pull away for a 15 - point victory. Washington's Big Three of John Wall, Bradley Beal and Markieff Morris combined for 77 points on 56 percent shooting, allowing the Wizards to overcome 15 turnovers. Isaiah Thomas paced the Celtics with a 25 - point, 13 - assist double - double that also included a rebound and two steals. Al Horford totaled 22 points, four assists, two rebounds and a block. Jae Crowder managed 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal. Marcus Smart drew another start in place of Avery Bradley (Achilles) and posted 13 points, five rebounds, an assist and four steals. Jonas Jerebko and Jaylen Brown led the second unit with a pair of eight - point efforts. Beal led the way with a game - high 31 points, which he supplemented with five assists, two rebounds and two steals. Wall supplied 27 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, three steals and a block. Morris followed with a 19 - point, 11 - rebound double - double that also featured four assists and a pair of blocks. With his three talented teammates tallying such high usage rates, Otto Porter, Jr. provided a modest six points and four rebounds. Kelly Oubre, Jr. continued his strong play off the bench with 11 points, three rebounds, a steal and a block. The Celtics head back home to face off with the Houston Rockets on Wednesday evening, while the Wizards travel to Atlanta to battle with the Hawks on Friday night.
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