Game ID: 22301186
Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 34 35 38 25 132WAS 30 29 30 33 122
BOS vs WAS ScoutingBOS vs WAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 3/28 after 5, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (77% of 10)
BOS availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 9 since 3/23, out tonight
BACK Brissett back 4/01 after 2, 8 min since (74% of 10)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Queta missed 10 since 3/23, returns tonight: 18 min (160% of 11)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Queta back 4/12 after 10, 18 min since (160% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/21 · 6 days' restOUT Tatum missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 41 min (112% of 37)
OUT Brown missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (100% of 34)
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (99% of 34)
OUT White missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (101% of 33)
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 34 min (118% of 29)
OUT Horford missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 26 min (93% of 28)
BACK Queta back 4/12 after 10, 19 min since (167% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restBACK Tatum back 4/21 after 2, 41 min since (112% of 37)
BACK Brown back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK White back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (101% of 33)
BACK Porziņģis back 4/21 after 2, 34 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Horford back 4/21 after 2, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Queta back 4/12 after 10, 19 min since (167% of 11)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Hauser 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 15 to 20 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/27 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 5 min (36% of 15)
OUT Tillman missed 2 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 2 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 4/21, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
BACK Tatum back 4/21 after 2, 41 min since (112% of 37)
BACK Brown back 4/21 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 4/21 after 2, 35 min since (105% of 34)
BACK White back 4/21 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Porziņģis back 4/21 after 2, 32 min since (110% of 29)
BACK Horford back 4/21 after 2, 25 min since (89% of 28)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/29 · 1 day's restOUT Tillman missed 3 since 4/21, out tonight
OUT Queta missed 3 since 4/21, out tonight
BACK Tatum back 4/21 after 2, 40 min since (110% of 37)
BACK Brown back 4/21 after 2, 35 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Holiday back 4/21 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK White back 4/21 after 2, 33 min since (101% of 33)
BACK Porziņģis back 4/21 after 2, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Horford back 4/21 after 2, 24 min since (86% of 28)
BACK Kornet back 4/27 after 2, 5 min since (36% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 4/27 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Pritchard 22 to 29 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 11 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 4/03 after 2, 38 min since (118% of 33)
BACK Champagnie back 4/03 after 4, 19 min since (118% of 16)
NEW Poole 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 22 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 12 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 4/03 after 2, 38 min since (118% of 33)
BACK Champagnie back 4/03 after 4, 16 min since (102% of 16)
NEW Avdija 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Poole 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 21 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 13 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 4/03 after 2, 38 min since (118% of 33)
BACK Champagnie back 4/03 after 4, 15 min since (98% of 16)
NEW Avdija 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Poole 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Butler 14 to 20 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 4/12 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 14 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 7 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 4/03 after 2, 38 min since (118% of 33)
BACK Champagnie back 4/03 after 4, 15 min since (98% of 16)
NEW Poole 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Kispert 26 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 15 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Butler 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Baldwin Jr. 13 to 22 min over the last 4
WAS availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 15 since 3/16, not on tonight's roster
OUT Holmes missed 8 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 4/03 after 2, 38 min since (118% of 33)
BACK Champagnie back 4/03 after 4, 16 min since (100% of 16)
NEW Poole 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Kispert 26 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Vukcevic 15 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Butler 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Baldwin Jr. 13 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Davis 12 to 18 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 12 free throws a game; Tatum at 19 and Pritchard at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 26 and Avdija at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Jones (15 straight), Holmes (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Washington's 124 and the line, where Washington takes 24 free throws a game to Boston's 12. Call it Boston 121, Washington 110, Boston by 11.
4/07 vs POR 124-107 — BOS notes
BOS won 124-107. BOS shot 56% (49 of 87) to POR's 39%, 16 of 38 from three. The glass went 40-53 against them. Brown led with 26 (10 of 17, 3 of 5 from three); Pritchard added 20, White 15. The hinge was Q4, 31-22: a lead of 8 became 17. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/09 @ MIL 91-104 — BOS notes
BOS lost 91-104. BOS took 12 more shots (93 to 81), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIL's 53%, 17 of 52 from three. The glass went 38-49 against them. Tatum led with 22 (9 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Brown added 14, Holiday 12. Q3 was theirs, 24-15, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 89-67 against them. Tillman's -15 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs NYK 109-118 — BOS notes
BOS lost 109-118. BOS shot 47% (40 of 86) to NYK's 49%, 16 of 42 from three, and went to the line 16 times to NYK's 10 — 13 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 36-52 against them. Tatum led with 18 (5 of 13, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Pritchard added 16, Brown 15. Q4 was theirs, 38-18, the deficit cut from 29 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 100-71 against them. Tatum's -30 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs CHA 131-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 131-98. BOS shot 52% (54 of 104) to CHA's 42%, 14 of 41 from three, and got to the line 13 times to CHA's 22. BOS turned it over 6 times to CHA's 19. The glass went 53-33 for them. Pritchard led with 31 (14 of 22, 3 of 8 from three); Hauser added 16, Kornet 16. The hinge was Q2, 39-19: a lead of 6 became 26, and the lead reached 35. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/14 vs WAS 132-122 — BOS notes
BOS won 132-122. BOS shot 57% (51 of 89) to WAS's 48%, 16 of 32 from three, and went to the line 21 times to WAS's 10 — 14 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 48-36 for them. Pritchard led with 38 (15 of 21, 4 of 6 from three); Mykhailiuk added 26, Queta 19. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: a lead of 10 became 18, and the lead reached 24. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/21 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 13 free throws a game; Pritchard at 22 and Brown at 18 a game. Without Tatum (2 straight), Brown (2 straight), Holiday (2 straight). 6 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Butler III at 19 a game. Without Rozier (4 straight), Robinson (4 straight), Richardson (29 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 22 free throws a game to Boston's 13. Call it Boston 115, Miami 109.
4/24 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 21 and Pritchard at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 20 and Butler III at 16 a game. Without Rozier (5 straight), Richardson (30 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-3. Call it Boston 114, Miami 108.
4/27 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 18 and Adebayo at 18 a game. Without Butler III (2 straight), Rozier (6 straight), Richardson (31 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Brown at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-0. Call it Boston 112, Miami 110, Miami keeping it close.
4/29 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Adebayo at 20 and Herro at 17 a game. Without Butler III (3 straight), Rozier (7 straight), Richardson (32 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-10 a night and Miami minus-3. Call it Boston 111, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
4/05 vs POR 102-108 — WAS notes
WAS lost 102-108. WAS shot 43% (38 of 88) to POR's 44%, 5 of 33 from three, and went to the line 30 times to POR's 24 — 21 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 45-55 against them. Avdija led with 22 (7 of 12, 8 of 8 at the line); Poole added 20, Vukcevic 17. Q3 was theirs, 30-27, the deficit cut from 8 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 81-72 against them. Kispert's -9 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ TOR 122-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 122-130. WAS shot 47% (42 of 89) to TOR's 51%, 16 of 40 from three. Avdija led with 32 (11 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Poole added 29, Kispert 21. Q2 was theirs, 33-21, the deficit cut from 25 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 109-89 against them. Omoruyi's -14 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 @ MIN 121-130 — WAS notes
WAS lost 121-130. WAS shot 49% (44 of 89) to MIN's 48%, 20 of 43 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIN's 32. WAS turned it over 13 times to MIN's 8, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. Kispert led with 25 (9 of 17, 5 of 10 from three); Poole added 24, Baldwin Jr. 15. Q1 was theirs, 44-26, but the other 3 periods went 104-77 against them. They led by as many as 21. Butler's -19 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs CHI 127-129 — WAS notes
WAS lost 127-129. WAS shot 52% (45 of 86) to CHI's 49%, 18 of 43 from three. The glass went 39-56 against them. Avdija led with 24 (9 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Kispert added 23, Vukcevic 19. Q1 was theirs, 40-33, but the other 3 periods went 96-87 against them. They led by as many as 16. Butler's -14 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 @ BOS 122-132 — WAS notes
WAS lost 122-132. WAS took 14 more shots (103 to 89), but shot 48% to BOS's 57%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 10 times to BOS's 21. The glass went 36-48 against them. Omoruyi led with 26 (11 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Butler added 22, Baldwin Jr. 17. Q4 was theirs, 33-25, the deficit cut from 18 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 107-89 against them. Kispert's -21 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSDP D. Peterson
JD J. Davison
JS J. Springer
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
SM S. Mykhailiuk
XT X. Tillman
WASAG A. Gill
CK C. Kispert
DA D. Avdija
EO E. Omoruyi
JB J. Bernard
JB J. Butler
JC J. Champagnie
JD J. Davis
PB P. Baldwin Jr.
BOS/WAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Payton Pritchard scores career-high 38 points in Celtics' 132-122 win over Wizards
BOSTON -- — Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 38 points and the NBA-best Boston Celtics rested their entire starting lineup in a 132-122 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday in the teams’ regular-season finale.
Svi Mykhailiuk added 26 points and Sam Hauser 16 for Boston, which sat Jayson Tatum , Jaylen Brown , Kristaps Porzingis , Derrick White and Jrue Holiday along with top reserve Al Horford .
Pritchard added 12 assists with nine rebounds. In last year’s final regular-season game, the 6-foot-1 Pritchard had a triple-double with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists, joining Larry Bird and John Havlicek as the only Celtics with at least 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in a game.
He picked up his ninth rebound with 5:22 left in the game and played the rest of the way.
“If it came, I'll take it. But I got one last year,” he said, smiling. “It wasn't like I had pressure to get my first triple-double. I'm a pretty good rebounder. So if I get the minutes, I think I'll be able to get another triple-double.”
The Celtics (64-18) finished their 15th season in club history with 60 or more wins, the most recent in 2008 when they captured the NBA title.
Having lost Game 7 at home against Miami in the Eastern Conference finals last spring, anything less than a trip to the NBA Finals this year would very likely be viewed as a disappointment.
“The most important thing getting into a situation is having no expectations,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said of the upcoming postseason. “If you study teams that have even been fortunate enough, and if we're fortunate enough to get to a Finals, if not win it, the road there is always forgotten by the result of winning.”
The Wizards (15-67) ended their third straight season and fifth in the past six without a playoff berth. Eugene Omoruyi led them with a career-best 26 points and Jared Butler had 22 in their sixth straight loss.
“I think we developed a lot of resilience and we developed a competitive atmosphere, and we learned about the process; what it takes to be a really good team," Wizards interim coach Brian Keefe said. "We've still got a lot of work to do, but I think we started laying the foundation for that.”
Pritchard played all 82 games this season. He scored 14 points in the final 2:19 of the opening half, connecting on all four of his 3-point attempts to give Boston a 69-59 halftime edge.
At halftime, the Celtics honored TV play-by-play announcer, Mike Gorman, who is retiring after his 43rd season calling their games. There were many tributes on the Jumbotron from former Boston players and folks around the NBA during timeouts.
UP NEXT
Wizards: Season over.
Celtics: Await their first-round playoff opponent for next Sunday.