BOSTON (AP) — Luke Kornet scored 13 points and had 14 rebounds, Al Horford had 11 points with 10 boards and the Boston Celtics ran away from the undermanned Washington Wizards to win 124-90 on Sunday night.
Derrick White added 19 points for Boston, making five of the team’s 24 3-pointers. The Celtics had a season-high 62 rebounds.
Justin Champagnie scored 15 points with 13 rebounds and Alex Sarr scored 16 for the Wizards.
Boston scored the game’s first eight points. The defending NBA champions led by 16 after one quarter, 21 after two and took a 100-64 lead with a minute left in the third quarter.