3rd Quarter Report
The Wizards and the Celtics have shown up to the matchup, but their offenses sure haven’t. A win is still up for grabs for either team after three quarters, but the Wizards are up 51-49 over the Celtics. This game is far closer than the pair’s previous matchup, which was decided by 20 points.
The Wizards entered the contest with nine straight defeats and they’re well on their way to making it ten. Can they turn things around, or will the Celtics hand them another loss? Only time will tell.
Who’s Playing
Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards
Current Records: Boston 12-3, Washington 2-11
How To Watch
- When: Friday, November 22, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Capital One Arena — Washington, District of Columbia
- TV: Monumental Sports Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $65.00
What to Know
The Celtics will be playing the full four quarters on Friday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will challenge the Washington Wizards at 7:00 p.m. ET at Capital One Arena. The Wizards are crawling into this matchup hobbled by nine consecutive losses, while the Celtics will bounce in with three consecutive wins.
Last Tuesday, the Celtics had just enough and edged the Cavaliers out 120-117. That’s two games straight that Boston has won by exactly three points.
The Celtics’ win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jayson Tatum, who shot 6-for-10 from long range and dropped a double-double on 33 points and 12 rebounds.
The Celtics were working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That’s a new trend for them: they were averaging 23.6 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they’ve averaged 30.4.
Meanwhile, the oddsmakers predicted a rough contest for the Wizards on Monday and boy were they right. They wound up on the wrong side of a bruising 134-106 walloping at the hands of the Knicks. Washington was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 73-54.
Boston is on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: The Celtics haven’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 121.5 points per game (they’re ranked second in scoring overall). It’s a different story for the Wizards, though, as they’ve been averaging only 109.9. The only thing between the Celtics and another offensive beatdown is the Wizards. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Everything went the Celtics’ way against the Wizards when the teams last played back in October, as the Celtics made off with a 122-102 victory. Will the Celtics repeat their success, or do the Wizards have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Boston is a big 15.5-point favorite against Washington, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Celtics as a 15-point favorite.
The over/under is 237.5 points.
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Series History
Boston has won 9 out of their last 10 games against Washington.
- Oct 24, 2024 – Boston 122 vs. Washington 102
- Apr 14, 2024 – Boston 132 vs. Washington 122
- Mar 17, 2024 – Boston 130 vs. Washington 104
- Feb 09, 2024 – Boston 133 vs. Washington 129
- Oct 30, 2023 – Boston 126 vs. Washington 107
- Mar 28, 2023 – Washington 130 vs. Boston 111
- Nov 27, 2022 – Boston 130 vs. Washington 121
- Oct 30, 2022 – Boston 112 vs. Washington 94
- Apr 03, 2022 – Boston 144 vs. Washington 102
- Jan 23, 2022 – Boston 116 vs. Washington 87