Game ID: 22500971
Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 29 35 29 18 111WAS 27 14 31 28 100
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 3/06 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 21 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restNEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 23 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Walsh missed 2 since 3/06, returns tonight: 1 min (7% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 20 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/10 after 2, 1 min since (7% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW González 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/10 after 2, 7 min since (40% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/10 after 2, 7 min since (40% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 5 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 6 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 29 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 7 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Sarr missed 9 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 2 since 3/02, returns tonight: 34 min (194% of 17)
OUT Whitmore missed 40 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/03 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 29)
NEW Riley 22 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/08 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Sarr missed 10 since 2/11, returns tonight: 18 min (65% of 27)
OUT Watkins missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 41 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 3 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/03 after 2, 35 min since (121% of 29)
BACK Gill back 3/05 after 2, 34 min since (194% of 17)
NEW Riley 22 to 32 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Watkins missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Champagnie missed 2 since 3/05, returns tonight: 18 min (90% of 20)
OUT Whitmore missed 42 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 4 since 3/02, returns tonight: 7 min (49% of 14)
BACK Black back 3/03 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Sarr back 3/08 after 10, 18 min since (65% of 27)
BACK Gill back 3/05 after 2, 28 min since (160% of 17)
NEW Riley 22 to 30 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Watkins missed 4 since 3/03, returns tonight: 16 min (78% of 21)
OUT Whitmore missed 43 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/03 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Sarr back 3/08 after 10, 19 min since (69% of 27)
BACK Champagnie back 3/10 after 2, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Gill back 3/05 after 2, 27 min since (155% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/10 after 4, 7 min since (49% of 14)
NEW Riley 22 to 31 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Reese missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT George missed 5 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 44 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/03 after 2, 32 min since (112% of 29)
BACK Sarr back 3/08 after 10, 20 min since (74% of 27)
BACK Watkins back 3/12 after 4, 16 min since (78% of 21)
BACK Champagnie back 3/10 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Gill back 3/05 after 2, 24 min since (139% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/10 after 4, 14 min since (101% of 14)
NEW Riley 22 to 31 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Reese missed 3 since 3/10, returns tonight: 24 min (77% of 31)
OUT George missed 6 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 45 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 3/08 after 10, 21 min since (76% of 27)
BACK Watkins back 3/12 after 4, 20 min since (96% of 21)
BACK Champagnie back 3/10 after 2, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Gill back 3/05 after 2, 20 min since (118% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/10 after 4, 16 min since (117% of 14)
NEW Riley 22 to 31 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT George missed 7 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Black missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 46 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Reese back 3/16 after 3, 24 min since (77% of 31)
BACK Sarr back 3/08 after 10, 21 min since (76% of 27)
BACK Watkins back 3/12 after 4, 19 min since (90% of 21)
BACK Champagnie back 3/10 after 2, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/10 after 4, 16 min since (116% of 14)
NEW Riley 22 to 33 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 8 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Black missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Sarr missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 21 min (79% of 27)
OUT Whitmore missed 47 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Reese back 3/16 after 3, 24 min since (77% of 31)
BACK Watkins back 3/12 after 4, 19 min since (90% of 21)
BACK Champagnie back 3/10 after 2, 21 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Vukcevic back 3/10 after 4, 16 min since (120% of 14)
NEW Coulibaly 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Riley 22 to 36 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reese missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT George missed 9 since 3/03, out tonight
OUT Black missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
OUT Coulibaly missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 34 min (129% of 26)
OUT Young missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 48 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Sarr back 3/19 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 27)
BACK Watkins back 3/12 after 4, 20 min since (98% of 21)
NEW Riley 22 to 36 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; White at 22 and Brown at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Vučević (3 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 134, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sarr at 17 and Riley at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Reese (2 straight), George (5 straight), Whitmore (44 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Washington's 134 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 121, Washington 111, Boston by 10.
3/06 vs DAL 120-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-100. BOS shot 47% (47 of 99) to DAL's 41%, 16 of 48 from three. The glass went 58-45 for them. Brown led with 24 (9 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); White added 20, Pritchard 18. The hinge was Q4, 30-20: a lead of 10 became 20, and the lead reached 25. White was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/08 @ CLE 109-98 — BOS notes
BOS won 109-98. BOS shot 44% (37 of 84) to CLE's 41%, 15 of 38 from three. Brown led with 23 (7 of 17, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 20, Pritchard 18. The hinge was Q2, 21-10: a lead of 9 became 20, and the lead reached 26. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/10 @ SAS 116-125 — BOS notes
BOS lost 116-125. BOS shot 47% (42 of 89) to SAS's 52%, 19 of 51 from three, and got to the line 17 times to SAS's 25. White led with 34 (11 of 22, 3 of 11 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 24, Harper Jr. 22. Q1 was theirs, 31-29, but the other 3 periods went 96-85 against them. White's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 @ OKC 102-104 — BOS notes
BOS lost 102-104. BOS shot 40% (35 of 87) to OKC's 48%, 13 of 42 from three. Brown led with 34 (10 of 25, 1 of 4 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Pritchard added 14, Scheierman 11. Q2 was theirs, 31-29, but the other 3 periods went 75-71 against them. They led by as many as 12. Queta's -11 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/14 vs WAS 111-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 111-100. BOS shot 44% (41 of 93) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 46 from three. The glass went 55-38 for them. Queta led with 24 (11 of 13); Tatum added 20, Brown 16. The hinge was Q2, 35-14: a lead of 2 became 23, and the lead reached 30. White was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
3/16 vs PHX — 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 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 21 and Tatum at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vučević (4 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 33 and Green at 29 a game. Without Brooks (10 straight), Williams (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Phoenix minus-2 and the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to Boston's 33. Call it Boston 113, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
3/18 vs GSW — 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 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and Tatum at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vučević (5 straight), Walsh (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 22 and Melton at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ste. Curry (18 straight), Moody (7 straight), Horford (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Golden State minus-6 and the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 121. Call it Boston 116, Golden State 111.
3/20 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jerome at 23 and Jackson at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Vučević (6 straight), Walsh (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and Memphis minus-9 and the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 127. Call it Boston 117, Memphis 113, Memphis keeping it close.
3/22 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 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Tatum at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Vučević (7 straight), Walsh (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. Without Edwards (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and Minnesota plus-2 and the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to Boston's 32. Call it Boston 115, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/05 vs UTA 112-122 — WAS notes
WAS lost 112-122. WAS shot 47% (36 of 77) to UTA's 51%, 18 of 42 from three, and went to the line 32 times to UTA's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. WAS turned it over 19 times to UTA's 11, and UTA turned those into 12 steals. Reese led with 18 (5 of 7, 8 of 8 at the line); Coulibaly added 17, Black 16. Q3 was theirs, 35-26, the deficit cut from 18 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. Carrington's -15 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 @ NOP 118-138 — WAS notes
WAS lost 118-138. WAS shot 45% (41 of 91) to NOP's 53%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line 27 times to NOP's 47. WAS turned it over 17 times to NOP's 8, and NOP turned those into 11 steals. Johnson led with 20 (7 of 13, 4 of 7 from three); Riley added 19, Young 17. Q1 was theirs, 35-32, but the other 3 periods went 106-83 against them. Gill's -19 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ MIA 129-150 — WAS notes
WAS lost 129-150. WAS shot 52% (46 of 89) to MIA's 50%, 15 of 36 from three, and got to the line 29 times to MIA's 59. WAS turned it over 23 times to MIA's 16, and MIA turned those into 16 steals. The glass went 35-48 against them. Sarr led with 28 (12 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Riley added 22, Hardy 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-37, but the other 3 periods went 113-94 against them. Carrington's -20 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 @ ORL 131-136 — WAS notes
WAS lost 131-136 in 1 overtime. WAS shot 46% (48 of 105) to ORL's 47%, 14 of 46 from three, and got to the line 24 times to ORL's 34. Coulibaly led with 29 (9 of 21, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Sarr added 16, Young 15. Q4 was theirs, 42-27, the deficit cut from 15 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 109-89 against them. Sarr's -14 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/14 @ BOS 100-111 — WAS notes
WAS lost 100-111. WAS shot 44% (37 of 84) to BOS's 44%, 15 of 39 from three. The glass went 38-55 against them. Vukcevic led with 22 (7 of 9, 6 of 7 from three); Watkins added 15, Coulibaly 12. Q4 was theirs, 28-18, the deficit cut from 21 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 93-72 against them. Sarr's -25 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 vs GSW — 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 118 a night and allowing 131, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 15 and Sarr at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Reese (3 straight), George (6 straight), Whitmore (45 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Santos at 18 and Podziemski at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ste. Curry (17 straight), Green (2 straight), Moody (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 118 a night to Washington's 131 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Washington 119, Golden State 118, Golden State keeping it close.
3/17 vs DET — 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 119 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 16 and Coulibaly at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without George (7 straight), Black (2 straight), Whitmore (46 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Duren at 23 and Cunningham at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 112 a night to Washington's 132 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-3 a night and Washington minus-8. Call it Detroit 123, Washington 114.
3/19 vs DET — 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 119 a night and allowing 130, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 18 and Sarr at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without George (8 straight), Black (3 straight), Sarr (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 111, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 25 and Cunningham at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-8 a night and Washington minus-11 and the defense, Detroit allowing 111 a night to Washington's 130. Call it Detroit 124, Washington 114, Detroit by 10.
3/21 vs OKC — 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 112 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Coulibaly at 21 and Young at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Reese (2 straight), George (9 straight), Black (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to Washington's 124 and the glass, where OKC has been minus-2 a night and Washington minus-12. Call it OKC 119, Washington 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAG A. Gill
AS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
BC B. Coulibaly
JC J. Champagnie
JH J. Hardy
JW J. Watkins
SC S. Cooper
TJ T. Johnson
TV T. Vukcevic
TY T. Young
WR W. Riley
BOSAW A. Williams
BS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
SH S. Hauser
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
Tatum scores 20 points in 32 minutes, Celtics hand Wizards 11th straight loss 111-100
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum had 20 points and 14 rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes, Neemias Queta had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics withstood a late charge to beat Washington 111-100 on Saturday night and send the Wizards to their 11th straight loss.
Tatum had his second double-double since making his season debut earlier this month. Jaylen Brown added 16 points to help the Celtics snap a two-game skid.
Boston’s lead grew to 30 points in the third quarter, but Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla kept Tatum on the court to allow him to reach a high for minutes in the four games he’s played in since his return from Achilles tendon surgery. He had been capped at 27 minutes in his previous three games.
Washington, which was coming off erasing a 17-point deficit to force overtime in a loss at Orlando on Thursday, chopped Boston’s lead to 12 in the fourth quarter. But the Celtics got a layup from Tatum and 3-pointer by Sam Hauser to help them close it out.
Tristan Vukcevic had 22 points to lead the Wizards.
Boston tried early to exploit the Wizards’ vulnerability in the paint and fed the ball to Queta, who scored eight of the Celtics’ first 10 points and finished with 22 in the first half. Luka Garza also took advantage, connecting on his first three shots and scoring six quick points. He finished with 15 points in 15 minutes.
Washington 7-footer Alex Sarr didn’t score until the 4:38 mark of the second quarter.
Boston finished with a 54-30 advantage in scoring in the paint.