Boston recorded its second best offensive performance in history with a 150.5 rating. It was a clinic from start to finish with the Celtics dishing 35 assists while also nailing 20 threes. They also had three scorers over 20 points in Derrick White (30), Jordan Walsh (22) and Payton Pritchard (20).

Defense – Defense is always the key to winning games. The Celtics are now 19th with a defensive rating of 115.6. The Wizards are 30th with a defensive rating of 122.4. Although the Wizards have an offensive rating of 108.3 (28th), they can get hot at any time if they are not being defended.

The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards meet Thursday in an Eastern Conference battle from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., at 7 p.m. ET.

The Boston Celtics rolled through the lowly Wizards with a dominating offensive performance on Thursday night. Read more here.

The Wizards held the Knicks to 22 points in the first quarter and 21 points in the fourth quarter during New York's 119-102 home victory Monday, but Washington surrendered a total of 76 points in the middle two quarters.

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The New York Knicks are off to Boston for a longtime Eastern Conference rivalry matchup with the Celtics Tuesday night at TD Garden.

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