The Washington Wizards traveled to Boston to face the Celtics on Saturday in the final game of a three-game road trip. Behind a sluggish second quarter and poor interior defense, the Wizards fell, 111-100.
Boston opened a 20-11 lead thanks to a flurry of Neemias Queta layups. But Tristan Vukcevic answered with a trio of 3-pointers in les than two minutes to tie the game at 20. Washington’s bench outscored Boston’s bench 16-3 in the opening frame to enter the second quarter trailing 29-27.
The second quarter was dominated by the Celtics, who opened on a 19-2 scoring run to take a 19-point lead. Washington scored just two points over the first 7:28 of the frame as Boston locked in on the defensive end. Trae Young added a few late bucket as the Wizards entered halftime trailing 64-41.
Young connected with Bilal Coulibaly on a half-court lob and Will Riley added a few buckets in the third quarter, but it wasn’t enough to trim the deficit. Boston opened a 30-point lead halfway through the frame and never looked back.
Jaden Hardy scored 12 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting to pull the Wizards within 14 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Celtics pulled away.
The loss marked Washington’s 11th straight defeat. Young finished with 11 points and six assists. Vukcevic led all Wizards with a season-high 22 points.
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