The competitive portion of the Washington Wizards’ loss to the Boston Celtics came to a close when the Wizards allowed Boston to go on a 14-0 run to end the first half. In the second half, there were two questions that needed answering: just how many points would Jayson Tatum score, and what would the final margin be?
The answers:
- The Wizards held Tatum to just 20 second half points, and Boston’s star scored 51 — a new career high. Tatum added 10 rebound, 7 assists and just 1 turnover en route to a 177 offensive rating (points produced per possession x 100) on 39.