The Boston Celtics continue to plow through opponents in the early months of the 2022-23 NBA season, with their latest victim being the hapless Washington Wizards, who are struggling with an injury bug to many key players. But with the Celtics playing not only without injured forward Danilo Gallinari, starting center Robert Williams III, and MVP candidate Jayson Tatum, that isn’t too much of an excuse for the Wiz.
Down their best player, Boston made quick work of Washington, with the game nearly a wire-to-wire victory thanks to a huge performance from star wing Jaylen Brown and six players scoring in double figures to help pick up slack for the St. Louis native, including three bench players.
Let’s take a look at what Celtics and NBA Twitter had to say about the win.