Jayson Tatum and Key Celtics Players to Watch vs. the Wizards - April 14

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Celtics vs. Wizards: Players to Watch

Celtics Key Players

Tatum is averaging 26.9 points, 4.9 assists and 8.1 boards.

Jaylen Brown's numbers on the season are 23 points, 5.5 boards and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 49.9% from the floor and 35.4% from downtown, with an average of 2.1 made treys.

Kristaps Porzingis' numbers on the season are 20.1 points, 7.1 boards and 2 assists per game, shooting 51.3% from the field and 37.1% from downtown, with an average of 1.9 made treys.

Payton Pritchard averages 9.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists, shooting 46.1% from the floor and 38% from beyond the arc, with 1.8 made treys per contest.

Sam Hauser averages 8.9 points, 3.5 boards and 1 assists, shooting 44.9% from the floor and 42.4% from downtown, with 2.5 made 3-pointers per contest.

Wizards Key Players

Per game, Jordan Poole gives the Wizards 17.4 points, 2.7 boards and 4.4 assists. He also averages 1.1 steals and 0.3 blocks.

The Wizards are receiving 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game from Deni Avdija.

Corey Kispert averages 13.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists. He is draining 48.8% of his shots from the field and 38.7% from 3-point range, with 2.3 treys per game.

Bilal Coulibaly averages 8.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He is sinking 43.5% of his shots from the field and 34.6% from beyond the arc, with 1 triples per game.

Jared Butler averages 5.9 points, 1.4 boards and 3.1 assists. He is sinking 48.9% of his shots from the field.

Celtics vs. Wizards Stat Insights

Boston Key Stats

The Celtics have a +920 scoring differential, topping opponents by 11.3 points per game. They're putting up 120.4 points per game to rank second in the league and are giving up 109.1 per outing to rank fifth in the NBA.

Boston wins the rebound battle by 2.9 boards on average. It collects 46.3 rebounds per game, which ranks second in the league, while its opponents grab 43.4 per outing.

The Celtics make 16.5 three-pointers per game (first in the league) at a 38.7% rate (second-best in the NBA), compared to the 12.9 per game their opponents make at a 35.2% rate.

Boston's 120.1 points per 100 possessions on offense rank first in the NBA, and the 109 points it allows per 100 possessions rank third in the league.

Washington Key Stats

The Wizards put up 113.6 points per game (17th in league) while allowing 122.9 per contest (30th in NBA). They have a -752 scoring differential and have been outscored by 9.3 points per game.

Washington grabs 41.1 rebounds per game (29th in league) while conceding 49 per contest to opponents. It is outrebounded by 7.9 boards per game.

The Wizards knock down 12.4 three-pointers per game (19th in the league) compared to their opponents' 12.2. They shoot 34.8% from deep, and their opponents shoot 36%.

Washington averages 108.3 points per 100 possessions on offense (25th in league), and allows 116.6 points per 100 possessions (28th in NBA).

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