WASHINGTON -- — Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes, and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 122-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points in the Celtics' first road game of the season. Derrick White had 19 and Payton Pritchard added 15 as the defending NBA champions extended their winning streak against Washington to five games.

Jordan Poole scored 20 of his 26 points before halftime in the rebuilding Wizards' season opener, and Jonas Valanciunas added 18 in his Washington debut.

After taking their first double-digit lead just before halftime, the Celtics outscored the Wizards 34-19 in the third quarter put the game out of reach.

Takeaways

Celtics: Two games into its title defense, Boston has yet to be seriously pushed in a pair of wins. Tatum didn't play in the fourth quarter Thursday. Brown and White were the last starters to depart with 8:04 left.

Wizards: With rookies Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington in an extremely young starting lineup, the first half was mostly an encouraging performance. But Washington's third-quarter struggles echoed a recurring problem from last season. Carrington's night ended with a potential injury following an awkward fourth-quarter fall.

Key moment

Boston closed the first half on a 10-1 run to build its largest lead to that point. Tatum hit a pair of 3-pointers, one from each wing, then fed Brown on the second of back-to-back running layups to stake Boston to a 64-54 advantage.

Key stat

Washington’s starting lineup had an average age of 22.72 years old. According to Elias Sports Bureau, that is the youngest in the NBA so far this season, and the franchise's youngest since the league began tracking starters in 1970.

Up next

Both play again Saturday, with Boston traveling to Detroit and the Wizards hosting Cleveland.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Al Horford vs. Alex Sarr (Derrick White gains possession)	0	0
11:52	Jaylen Brown misses 10-foot two point shot	0	0
11:49	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	0	0
11:40	Bilal Coulibaly traveling	0	0
11:23	Derrick White makes 26-foot three pointer	0	3
11:09	Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	3
10:59	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Derrick White assists)	3	5
10:59	Celtics delay of game violation	3	5
10:52	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	5
10:49	Wizards offensive team rebound	3	5
10:43	Alex Sarr misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	5
10:40	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	3	5
10:30	Al Horford lost ball turnover (Jordan Poole steals)	3	5
10:25	Bub Carrington misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	5
10:22	Al Horford defensive rebound	3	5
10:17	Bub Carrington blocks Jaylen Brown 's 4-foot driving layup	3	5
10:17	Celtics offensive team rebound	3	5
10:13	Jaylen Brown vs. Bub Carrington (Jayson Tatum gains possession)	3	5
10:08	Jayson Tatum misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	3	5
10:04	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	3	5
9:59	Jordan Poole makes two point shot	5	5
9:53	Derrick White makes 3-foot two point shot	5	7
9:39	Kyle Kuzma misses 11-foot two point shot	5	7
9:37	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	5	7
9:32	Jrue Holiday bad pass (Jordan Poole steals)	5	7
9:23	Bilal Coulibaly makes driving layup	7	7
9:13	Jayson Tatum makes 17-foot two point shot	7	9
8:57	Alex Sarr misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	9
8:53	Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound	7	9
8:47	Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	9
8:44	Al Horford defensive rebound	7	9
8:37	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)	7	12
8:19	Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	10	12
8:05	Kyle Kuzma kicked ball violation	10	12
8:00	Bub Carrington personal foul	10	12
7:50	Alex Sarr blocks Jrue Holiday 's 4-foot layup	10	12
7:47	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	10	12
7:33	Kyle Kuzma misses driving layup	10	12
7:28	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	10	12
7:28	Alex Sarr makes dunk	12	12
7:15	Jaylen Brown misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	12
7:13	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	12	12
7:09	Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	15	12
7:06	Celtics Full timeout	15	12
6:49	Derrick White misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	12
6:47	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	15	12
6:41	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	15	12
6:41	Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 1 of 2	15	12
6:41	Wizards offensive team rebound	15	12
6:41	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Bub Carrington	15	12
6:41	Corey Kispert enters the game for Alex Sarr	15	12
6:41	Luke Kornet enters the game for Al Horford	15	12
6:41	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jrue Holiday	15	12
6:41	Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
6:28	Jayson Tatum misses driving layup	16	12
6:26	Corey Kispert defensive rebound	16	12
6:19	Kyle Kuzma out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	12
6:03	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot two point shot	16	12
6:01	Corey Kispert defensive rebound	16	12
5:56	Jordan Poole makes 26-foot three point shot	19	12
5:33	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup	19	14
5:24	Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover	19	14
5:24	Xavier Tillman enters the game for Jaylen Brown	19	14
5:12	Kyle Kuzma blocks Jayson Tatum 's 3-foot driving layup	19	14
5:09	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	19	14
5:05	Jordan Poole makes 23-foot three pointer (Corey Kispert assists)	22	14
4:54	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	14
4:51	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	22	14
4:49	Xavier Tillman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	22	17
4:21	Corey Kispert misses 29-foot three point jumper	22	17
4:20	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	22	17
4:20	Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot	22	17
4:20	Wizards offensive team rebound	22	17
4:20	Luke Kornet loose ball foul	22	17
4:10	Kyle Kuzma makes 5-foot two point shot (Corey Kispert assists)	24	17
3:54	Payton Pritchard makes 25-foot three pointer (Xavier Tillman assists)	24	20
3:53	Wizards Full timeout	24	20
3:53	Bub Carrington enters the game for Jordan Poole	24	20
3:53	Kyshawn George enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	24	20
3:30	Jonas Valanciunas misses 15-foot jumper	24	20
3:28	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	24	20
3:23	Jayson Tatum misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	20
3:19	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	24	20
3:16	Jonas Valanciunas makes 1-foot dunk (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	26	20
2:59	Derrick White makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	26	23
2:39	Bub Carrington bad pass (Jayson Tatum steals)	26	23
2:35	Bub Carrington blocks Payton Pritchard's two point shot	26	23
2:31	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	26	23
2:31	Jayson Tatum makes layup	26	25
2:13	Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot jumper (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	28	25
1:54	Jayson Tatum makes 17-foot jumper	28	27
1:40	Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	27
1:37	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	28	27
1:29	Corey Kispert shooting foul	28	27
1:29	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2	28	28
1:29	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	28	28
1:29	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Xavier Tillman	28	28
1:29	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	28	29
1:09	Bub Carrington lost ball turnover (Derrick White steals)	28	29
1:06	Corey Kispert shooting foul	28	29
1:06	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2	28	29
1:06	Celtics offensive team rebound	28	29
1:06	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Derrick White	28	29
1:06	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	28	30
56.1	Bub Carrington makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	30	30
43.1	Bub Carrington shooting foul	30	30
43.1	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	30	31
43.1	Jared Butler enters the game for Bub Carrington	30	31
43.1	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2	30	32
32.0	Jonas Valanciunas makes 5-foot layup (Jared Butler assists)	32	32
17.0	Kyshawn George shooting foul	32	32
17.0	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 3	32	32
17.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	32	32
17.0	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 3	32	32
17.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	32	32
17.0	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	32	32
17.0	Xavier Tillman enters the game for Luke Kornet	32	32
17.0	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 3 of 3	32	33
6.1	Jrue Holiday personal foul	32	33
0.1	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point shot	32	33
0.1	Wizards offensive team rebound	32	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	33

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, October 24, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports BO, MNMT

Attendance

18,610

Referees

James Capers, Marat Kogut, Jenna Reneau

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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