Breaking down the Celtics before the play-in game with former Wizard Larry Hughes

Bradley Beal guarding Jayson Tatum Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images On this week’s Bleav in Wizards podcast, Larry Hughes and I broke down the match-up with the Boston Celtics, the Wizards’ play-in game opponent. Obviously, Hughes watches a lot of Wizards games but he’s also especially familiar with the Celtics. Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum is Hughes’ godson and also from St. Louis, home to both Hughes and Bradley Beal.

Given his familiarity with the Celtics and Tatum, specifically, I asked Hughes to provide a game-plan for how the Wizards can best match-up with them. For a detailed, nuanced breakdown I would encourage you to check out the whole episode. I will try to summarize…