Bradley Beal scored 36 aspects, Kyle Kuzma added 17 aspects and a occupation-high 17 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards outlasted the Boston Celtics 115-112 in two overtimes Saturday.
Montrezl Harrell added 20 aspects and 14 rebounds ahead of fouling out in the 2d further time for Washington, which improved to 5-1 with its 2d victory over Boston in three video games.
Spencer Dinwiddie added 20 aspects and sank the closing Washington basket as the Wizards overcame 36.5% capturing (38 of 104) for their 2d further time snatch of the season.
Jaylen Brown had 34 aspects for the Celtics, who lost for the 2d time in three further time video games this season to plunge to 2-4.
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Jayson Tatum added 27 aspects and a occupation-high 15 rebounds for Boston, but made upright 10 of his 32 shots. He left out all 5 of his 3-point makes an try on a evening the Celtics shot upright 2 of 26 previous the arc as a team.
The evening can also obtain yet gone Boston’s manner with out a pivotal 2d with 1: 14 final in the 2d further time.
Officials initially known as a inferior on Deni Avdija, but ruled his play block of Tatum’s shot following video evaluation.
Beal hit a runner high off the glass off the ensuing possession, Tatum left out a worldly runner on the assorted halt, and then Dinwiddie bought his pull-up to descend to get it 115-112 with 20 seconds left in the 2d further duration.
After the teams traded turnovers, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stripped Brown attempting to strive a tying 3-pointer.
TIP-INS
Celtics: Payton Pritchard made Boston’s first 3 with 9: 05 left to end it to 83-82 … G Romeo Langford (calf tightness, non-COVID illness) returned after three video games out. … G Marcus Desirable (non-COVID illness) did now not scurry.
Wizards: C Daniel Gafford (thigh bruise) left out a 2d game in a switch designed to “give him every other day, day-and-a-half to get his strength reduction,” stated coach Wes Unseld Jr. … Kuzma hit a free throw for his 10th point with 8: 05 left in the third quarter to seal his double-double.
HARRELL STORM
Harrell hit a high-arching, rainbow-fashioned 3-pointer from 3 feet in the reduction of the midcourt stripe that banked in to present the Wizards a 53-47 lead at the halftime buzzer. It was Harrell’s first 3 since March 2019.
KANTER’S SNEAKERS SPEAK (AGAIN)
Celtics C Enes Kanter wore sneakers decorated with messages inquiring for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from China.
They learn “No Rights, No Games,” “Switch the Games” and “No Beijing 2022,” in accordance with shots from a tweet he posted earlier Saturday.
It was his most recent in a sequence of visual sneaker demonstrations against perceived human rights abuses by the government of Chinese language president Xi Jingpin.
UP NEXT
Celtics: Host Chicago on Monday.
Wizards: Run to Atlanta on Monday.
