Jaylen Brown led the Celtics to a win over the Wizards on Wednesday.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics to a win over the Wizards on Wednesday.Barry Chin/Globe Staff
The Celtics set a season high for scoring in a game in their 136-107 win over the Wizards on Wednesday night at TD Garden.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 35 points in just 26 minutes as the Celtics snapped a two-game losing streak and bounced back from a blowout loss to the Jazz on Monday.
After a stagnant first four minutes, the Celtics broke the game open with a 13-3 run as Brown scored 10 consecutive points. He scored 35 points midway through the third period on an array of floaters, stepback jumpers and a pair of threes.
Meanwhile, the Celtics’ defense made the Wizards work, slowing down an offense that scored with ease in the first 12 minutes. Sam Hauser broke through for his first 3-pointer while Anfernee Simons also broke a scoring skid as Boston led 102-80, outscoring the Wizards 76-43 in the second and third periods.
Pritchard remains confident he can return to previous form and that process may have started in the second quarter, when he began with a 20-foot pull up jumper followed by a 3-pointer to cut Washington’s lead down to four at 39-35.
Pritchard continued his barrage, looking like the player who had little trouble finding spots on the floor to score. He sparked a 19-2 run as the Celtics took a 10-point lead at halftime, scoring a season-best 44 points in the period.
Brown had 24 on 10-for-15 shooting, attempting only one 3-pointer after missing all nine of his attempts Monday. Derrick White hit a pair of threes while Neemias Queta had 11 points and eight rebounds as the Celtics outrebounded the Wizards 15-4 in the second period.
After several players admitted they didn’t play as hard as Utah during the second half of that disappointing loss, the Celtics begin Wednesday flat again, missing their first nine 3-pointers, putting the Wizards in the foul bonus in the first six minutes and allowing former second overall pick Alex Sarr to score at will.
The result was a 37-26 deficit after Washington scored 5 points in the final 35 seconds, drawing some boos from the TD Garden crowd. The Wizards, 25th in the NBA in scoring, shot 52 percent in the opening quarter and outrebounded the Celtics 15-7.
They simply outworked Boston, which was carry by Jaylen Brown, who scored 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Josh Minott sank the team’s only 3-pointers and Neemias Queta made his lone two buckets. Meanwhile their teammates were a combined 0-for-11. Derrick White, off to a difficult start this season, missed both attempts and a technical free throw.
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Jaylen Brown told the Globe he was not fined by the NBA despite criticizing officials for missing the tripping call on Keyonte George that eventually turned into a Celtics turnover in the final minute of the 105-103 loss Monday. While officials postgame stood by their call, the NBA’s two-minute report released Tuesday afternoon said it was a missed call and an error. Brown not only criticized the no-call to reporters, he also broke down the play on social media. Brown did not even receive a warning by the NBA.
“I was expecting a fine,” he said. “But I guess they understood.