POSTCAST- Tatum & Pritchard Lead Celtics In D.C.

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The Celtics improved to 3-0 on the season against the Washington Wizards with a (112-98) victory Sunday night at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. All 3 wins in the season series against the Wizards have been by double-figures. The Celtics improve to 21-5 overall and 10-2 on the road. The Wizards drop to 3-21 overall and have lost 19 of their last 20 games. The Celtics had 7 players reach double figures.

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Double-Doubles: Jayson Tatum went for 28 Points & 12 Rebounds for his 12th Doubler-Double of the season. Payton Pritchard hit 5 3's and scored 15 Points to go with 10 Boards. It's Pritchard's 2nd straight Double-Double.

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KP Update: Kristaps Porzingis scored 11 points in 11 minutes on the floor in the 1st Half. Porzingis went to the locker room in the 2nd Quarter. Abby Chin reported at the Half on NBC Sports Boston that Porzingis was dealing right heel soreness and was questionable to return. He did not return to the court in the 2nd Half.

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1st-Half Nuggets: The Celtics trailed by 8 early on but ended the opening Quarter on a 10-run and took an 11-point lead to the 2nd Quarter. Jayson Tatum hit a 3 in the final seconds of the quarter and led the Celtics with 11 points in the 1st. Boston scored the 1st 5 points of the 2nd to conclude a 15-0 run. Boston led by 21 in the 2nd Quarter and were up 67-52 at Halftime. Tatum had 15 in the 1st Half.

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A Look Ahead: The Celtics have 3 straight nights off and return to the court and play a home and home with the Chicago Bulls with the 1st of the 2 meetings in Boston on Thursday, December 19. Celtics play at Chicago on Saturday.

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