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Luke Kornet dunk after winning the offensive rebound
Johnny Davis basket that puts the Wizards with an income of 19 points
Kristaps Porzingis basket and the Wizards have a +15
Luke Kornet scores and the Celtics are within 15, there are still a little more than 5 minutes left
Grant Williams basket and the Boston Celtics are within 12 points
Derrick White’s triple that leaves the Boston Celtics 20 points behind
Kick off the fourth quarter with Taj Gibson’s free throws
The third quarter ends with 21 points for the Wizards
Wizards lead 23 points after Kendrick Nunn’s basket
Al Horford layup, although the Boston Celtics are still 20 games down
Another triple by Kristaps Porzingis that stretches the lead to 21 points
Triple by Corey Kispert and the Wizards take a 20-point lead
Jayson Tatum tray to reduce distances on the scoreboard
Start the third quarter with Corey Kispert’s triple
The protagonists go to rest with a 13-point advantage for the Wizards
Four points in a row from Monte Morris and places the Wizards with an income of 11 points
Kristaps Porzingis triple and the Wizards are placed with 10 points of advantage
Monte Morris scores and puts the Wizards with a seven-point lead
Malcolm Brogdon’s dunk and the Celtics reduce the difference to four points
Jayson Tatum’s dunk that puts the Celtics within six points
Start the second quarter with Jayson Tatum’s basket
The first quarter ends with 23-29 for the Wizards
Triple by Marcus Smart that places the Celtics within six points
Kendrick Nunn scores and seven go-ahead for Wizards
Johnny Davis triple that puts the Wizards with an eight-point lead and forces the Celtics to stop the game
Monte Morris puts Wizards one point ahead
Two up for the Celtics after Jaylen Brown’s basket
Kristaps Porzingis tray that places the tie at six
The first basket of the game is for Jaylen Brown
The players finish warming up before the start of the match
Daniel Gafford sits out with a sore foot alongside Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma as they recover Monte Morris
Payton Pritchard and Grant Williams will finally be available for today’s game, Pritchard was doubtful with a sore left heel, while Grant Williams was ill
In 1 hour the match between Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards begins, both the preview and the minute by minute of the game can be followed here on VAVEL
They arrive in a bad streak, in their last game they lost 114-104 against the Toronto Raptors. Of the last five six games they have played, they have only won one of them. The numbers at home do not improve, since they have lost seven of the last nine games they have played at the Capital One Arena. In the Eastern Conference standings they are eleventh with 33 wins and 42 losses, while they occupy the third position in the southeast division
The finalists of the last edition of the NBA, the Boston Celtics add three victories in a row, the last after overwhelming the San Antonio Spurs 137-93. Of the last six games they have played five wins and only one loss. They have only lost one of the last four games they have played away from home. In the Eastern Conference standings they are in second position with 52 wins and 23 losses, just one win less than the Milwaukee Bucks. While they are first in the Atlantic division
This will be the first time that these two teams meet during 2023. They have not seen each other since last November in which they beat the Boston Celtics 130-121. The Celtics have won the last four meetings between these two teams. The last time the Washington Wizards prevailed in this duel was in October 2021 where they won 115-112 after two overtimes played. Although of the last four times that they have been measured at the Capital One Arena, three of them have been imposed by the Washington Wizards
Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards will meet in the game corresponding to the 2022-23 NBA regular season. For both teams this will be the 76th match during this course
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