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Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards

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Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

BOS

Season leaders, per game

WAS
The teams side by side: Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards compared, with league ranks
BOSStatWAS
56–26Record17–65
Offense
7.9(better), 4th in the leagueNet rating30th in the league, -11.5
118.1(better), 2nd in the leagueOffensive rating29th in the league, 108.8
97.1, 30th in the leaguePace6th in the league, 103.4
55.3(better), 11th in the leagueeFG%21st in the league, 53.5
10.5(better), 1st in the leagueTOV%26th in the league, 13.2
29.2(better), 6th in the leagueOREB%21st in the league, 24.1
0.207, 30th in the leagueFT rate26th in the league, 0.235(better)
Defense
110.2(better), 4th in the leagueDefensive rating30th in the league, 120.3
52.3(better), 4th in the leagueOpp. eFG%27th in the league, 56.3
11.0, 26th in the leagueOpp. TOV%24th in the league, 11.2(better)
75.7(better), 4th in the leagueDREB%30th in the league, 70.2
0.245(better), 6th in the leagueOpp. FT rate28th in the league, 0.292

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Boston Celtics

Nobody listed.

Washington Wizards

  • Anthony DavisProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Davis was limited to only 20 regular-season appearances with Dallas last season due to health issues, but Dawkins said the 10-time All-Star is currently in a "great frame of mind." Washington also views Davis as a starting-caliber center in a revamped frontcourt featuring Alex Sarr and Deandre Ayton. Davis and the Wizards reportedly postponed contract extension discussions earlier this offseason, but Dawkins declined to specifically address those talks Thursday.

    Cost -2.2 per 100
  • Alexandre SarrQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    General manager Will Dawkins said Thursday that Sarr is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season, so the limited workload to begin camp appears precautionary. Sarr underwent surgery in mid-June, and his progress during the preseason will be worth monitoring, but there currently doesn't appear to be significant concern about his availability for Opening Night.

    Cost -1.6 per 100
  • Trae YoungProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    With Young limited to 15 regular-season appearances in 2025-26 due to injuries, any sign of offseason rehab progress is notable. This report points to active conditioning work after his quadriceps issue, though it does not provide a return timeline or formal clearance update ahead of training camp for Washington.

    Cost -1.4 per 100
  • Jamir WatkinsOut· back Apr 1
    Report note

    Watkins, a two-way player for the Wizards, suffered the injury during the Summer League. Although Washington has yet to offer a timetable for a return, a typical recovery time for the procedure is approximately 9-to-12 months. That leaves Watkins in serious jeopardy of missing most, if not all, of the 2026-27 season, and it remains to be seen if the team will continue keeping him around on a two-way roster spot while he's injured.

    Cost -1.0 per 100
Key players · BOS: Boston Celtics key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Derrick White34.116.54.45.411.2 / 3.2 / 4.05.0
Payton Pritchard32.417.03.95.217.8 / 2.8 / 5.61.8
Paul George30.617.35.33.615.0 / 4.6 / 2.62.4
Neemias Queta25.310.28.41.713.2 / 8.4 / 2.63.9
Sam Hauser24.79.23.81.511.2 / 4.2 / 2.61.5
Key players · WAS: Washington Wizards key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Anthony Davis31.320.411.12.816.4 / 10.0 / 2.21.2
KyShawn George29.014.85.14.512.0 / 2.2 / 1.4-0.9
Carlton Carrington27.710.73.44.617.8 / 2.2 / 5.4-5.0
Deandre Ayton27.212.58.00.813.8 / 5.4 / 0.6-0.7
Alexandre Sarr27.216.37.42.78.8 / 5.2 / 2.60.6

Last five games

Boston Celtics: Boston Celtics: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 2 vs PHILost 100–109––
Apr 30 @ PHILost 93–106––
Apr 28 vs PHILost 97–113––
Apr 26 @ PHIWon 128–96––
Apr 24 @ PHIWon 108–100––
Washington Wizards: Washington Wizards: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 12 @ CLELost 117–130––
Apr 10 vs MIALost 117–140––
Apr 9 vs CHILost 108–119––
Apr 7 vs CHILost 98–129––
Apr 5 @ BKNLost 115–121––
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1DET6022.732–8-2
2BOS5626.68348-2
3NYK5329.64676-4
4CLE5230.63487-3
13BKN2062.244403-7
14IND1963.232413-7
15WAS1765.207430-10

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

BOS attack against WAS defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards53.2 (lg 49.8) , 3rd in the league14.4 (lg 13.6) , 8th in the league16.2 (lg 14.2) , 1st in the league
Forwards40.5 (lg 37.4) , 3rd in the league17.1 (lg 15.3) , 3rd in the league7.7 (lg 7.0) , 6th in the league
Centers11.4 (lg 10.7) , 9th in the league8.1 (lg 7.5) , 6th in the league1.8 (lg 1.9) , 17th in the league
WAS attack against BOS defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards46.0 (lg 49.8) , 29th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 18th in the league13.7 (lg 14.2) , 19th in the league
Forwards34.4 (lg 37.4) , 28th in the league13.9 (lg 15.3) , 28th in the league6.1 (lg 7.0) , 28th in the league
Centers9.3 (lg 10.7) , 26th in the league6.8 (lg 7.5) , 27th in the league1.4 (lg 1.9) , 28th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.