Game ID: 22400028
Boston Celtics @ Washington Wizards
Friday, November 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
WAS 27 24 21 24 96BOS 29 20 26 33 108
BOS @ WAS ScoutingBOS @ 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.
WAS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 8 since 10/26, returns tonight: 1 min (3% of 22)
OUT Holmes missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 24 min since (87% of 28)
NEW George 26 to 32 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 25 min since (89% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/13 after 8, 1 min since (3% of 22)
NEW George 26 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Holmes missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Butler missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Champagnie back 11/13 after 8, 1 min since (3% of 22)
WAS availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Champagnie missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/22 · 3 days' restOUT Champagnie missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Kuzma back 11/11 after 5, 26 min since (95% of 28)
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 4 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 7 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Champagnie missed 5 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 8 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Poole missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 25 min (84% of 29)
OUT Champagnie missed 6 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 9 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler back 11/17 after 2, 5 min since (47% of 11)
WAS availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Champagnie missed 7 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Holmes missed 10 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Poole back 11/27 after 2, 25 min since (84% of 29)
BOS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 37 min since (108% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Scheierman missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 37 min since (106% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 36 min since (105% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Brown back 11/10 after 4, 38 min since (110% of 35)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Scheierman missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/16, returns tonight: 23 min (83% of 27)
OUT Scheierman missed 9 since 11/06, returns tonight: 5 min (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 22 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 11/29 · 3 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 23 min since (83% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
NEW Queta 13 to 23 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 11/24, returns tonight: 9 min (47% of 18)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/25 after 4, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Scheierman back 11/25 after 9, 5 min since (43% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Champagnie (3 straight), Holmes (6 straight). 3 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 29 and Brown at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 116 a night to Washington's 127 and the glass, where Boston has been minus-0 a night and Washington minus-7. Call it Boston 123, Washington 113, Boston by 10.
11/13 @ SAS 130-139 — WAS notes
WAS lost 130-139. WAS shot 52% (49 of 95) to SAS's 52%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAS's 32. WAS turned it over 18 times to SAS's 9. Poole led with 42 (15 of 22, 6 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kispert added 19, Valančiūnas 16. Q4 was theirs, 39-31, the deficit cut from 17 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 108-91 against them.
11/15 @ ATL 117-129 — WAS notes
WAS lost 117-129. WAS took 8 more shots (106 to 98), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to ATL's 47%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 21 times to ATL's 30. Kuzma led with 24 (11 of 28, 2 of 11 from three); Poole added 22, Sarr 20. Q1 was theirs, 39-29, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. They led by as many as 14. Valančiūnas's -22 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs DET 104-124 — WAS notes
WAS lost 104-124. WAS shot 47% (39 of 83) to DET's 47%, 12 of 27 from three. WAS turned it over 17 times to DET's 8, and DET turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 39-51 against them. Kuzma led with 22 (10 of 14); Poole added 22, Coulibaly 15. Q4 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 23 to 20, but the other 3 periods went 102-79 against them. Poole's -33 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/18 @ NYK 106-134 — WAS notes
WAS lost 106-134. WAS shot 47% (43 of 91) to NYK's 56%, 11 of 33 from three. Carrington led with 18 (7 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Kispert added 18, Valančiūnas 18. Q4 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 34 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 109-75 against them. Brogdon's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs BOS 96-108 — WAS notes
WAS lost 96-108. WAS shot 43% (39 of 90) to BOS's 42%, 7 of 28 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BOS's 32. WAS turned it over 19 times to BOS's 12, and BOS turned those into 11 steals. Poole led with 23 (9 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Kuzma added 21, Brogdon 18. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, turning a 2-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 88-72 against them. They led by as many as 11. Coulibaly's -24 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Mathurin at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Nembhard (8 straight), Nesmith (10 straight), Sheppard (3 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Poole at 23 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (4 straight), Holmes (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 121, Washington 115.
11/26 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Poole at 19 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (5 straight), Holmes (8 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Williams (3 straight), Ball (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been minus-3 a night and Chicago minus-10 and the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to Washington's 34. Call it Chicago 119, Washington 118, Washington keeping it close.
11/27 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Kuzma at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Poole (2 straight), Champagnie (6 straight), Holmes (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Zubac at 15 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Powell (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 101 a night to Washington's 122 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Washington minus-4. Call it the Clippers 114, Washington 106.
11/30 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 3 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brogdon at 14 and Kuzma at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (7 straight), Holmes (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 44 percent from three to Washington's 28 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 109 a night to Washington's 121. Call it Milwaukee 120, Washington 106, Milwaukee by 14.
11/12 vs ATL 116-117 — BOS notes
BOS lost 116-117. BOS shot 51% (38 of 75) to ATL's 51%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 27 times to ATL's 13 — 22 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 34-44 against them. Brown led with 37 (14 of 22, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); White added 31, Tatum 20. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, but the other 3 periods went 92-82 against them. They led by as many as 15.
11/13 @ BKN 139-114 — BOS notes
BOS won 139-114. BOS shot 54% (50 of 93) to BKN's 51%, 22 of 46 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BKN's 18 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. BOS turned it over 7 times to BKN's 12. The glass went 45-34 for them. Tatum led with 36 (12 of 19, 5 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Brown added 24, Pritchard 23. The hinge was Q4, 36-25: a lead of 14 became 25, and the lead reached 30. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/16 vs TOR 126-123 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-123 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 44% (44 of 99) to TOR's 51%, 21 of 61 from three. Brown led with 27 (8 of 16, 2 of 7 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Tatum added 24, White 18. The hinge was OT1, 12-9: from level to 3 ahead. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
11/19 vs CLE 120-117 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-117. BOS shot 51% (44 of 86) to CLE's 49%, 22 of 41 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to CLE's 7. Tatum led with 33 (11 of 22, 6 of 10 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Horford added 20, White 19. The hinge was Q2, 39-28: a lead of 6 became 17, and the lead reached 21. Horford was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/22 @ WAS 108-96 — BOS notes
BOS won 108-96. BOS shot 42% (36 of 85) to WAS's 43%, 11 of 46 from three, and went to the line 32 times to WAS's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 11. BOS turned it over 12 times to WAS's 19. Brown led with 31 (11 of 27, 3 of 13 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Tatum added 16, Holiday 16. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12. BOS trailed 49-51 at the half and won the second half 59-45. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/24 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been minus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the arc, Boston at 39 percent from three to Minnesota's 35. Call it Boston 119, Minnesota 111.
11/25 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 97, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Zubac at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Powell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 97 a night to Boston's 111 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Boston minus-1. Call it Boston 112, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/29 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; LaVine at 22 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 125 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 10. Call it Boston 120, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
12/01 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Mobley at 18 a game. Without Wade (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 116 and the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it Cleveland 117, Boston 116, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
CK C. Kispert
JP J. Poole
JV J. Valančiūnas
KG K. George
KK K. Kuzma
MB M. Brogdon
BOSDW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
JW J. Walsh
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
WAS/BOS 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
Brown scores 31 points to help the Celtics outlast the Wizards 108-96 for a key NBA Cup victory
WASHINGTON -- — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points, and the Boston Celtics overcame an off night for Jayson Tatum to beat the Washington Wizards 108-96 in the NBA Cup on Friday night.
The Celtics improved to 2-1 in East Group C of this competition with one game remaining. Washington is 0-2 and has lost 10 in a row overall.
The Wizards hung in there in front of a crowd that included recently injured Capitals star Alex Ovechkin. Washington trailed by five in the final minute when Brown made a high arcing jumper to make it 99-92 with 46 seconds remaining.
Tatum went 0 for 10 from 3-point range and scored 16 points, although a couple free throws with 11 seconds left enabled him to extend his streak to 55 consecutive games with at least 15 points.
Jordan Poole led Washington with 23 points. Neither team shot well from 3-point range, with Boston finishing 11 of 46 and the Wizards going 7 of 28.
Takeaways Celtics: Boston was missing Al Horford because of a non-COVID illness, and with Kristaps Porzingis also out, it fell to players like Luke Kornet to provide size. Kornet had six points and six rebounds without missing a shot from the field.
Wizards: Washington did outscore Boston 52-30 in the paint, but this was a missed opportunity on a night the Celtics weren't at their best.
Key moment Down by six in the fourth, Washington's Kyle Kuzma got himself free but missed a shot from in close. Tatum's jumper at the other end completed a four-point swing that gave the Celtics a 97-89 advantage.
Key stat Only Luka Doncic (84 games entering Friday) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (61) have longer active streaks of scoring 15 points than Tatum.
Up next The Celtics return home to face Minnesota on Sunday. Washington plays at Indiana that same day.