Who won Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards?

The Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 112-98 on December 15, 2024.

Jayson Tatum scored 28 for the Boston Celtics with 12 rebounds; Jordan Poole scored 21 for the Washington Wizards.

Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Dec 15, 2024 · 6:00 pm EST · All results that day · Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards head-to-head · Boston Celtics schedule · Washington Wizards schedule

Final

Away

Washington Wizards

Venue: Capital One Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 112-98 on the road on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at Capital One Arena. Jayson Tatum had 28 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists for the Boston Celtics. Jordan Poole had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists for the Washington Wizards.

The Boston Celtics led 67-52 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 34-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Justin Champagnie (double-double, Washington Wizards), Bub Carrington (double-double, Washington Wizards), Jayson Tatum (double-double, Boston Celtics), Payton Pritchard (double-double, Boston Celtics). Bench points: Boston Celtics 35, Washington Wizards 20. Payton Pritchard had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards?: The Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 112-98 on December 15, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Jayson Tatum scored 28 for the Boston Celtics with 12 rebounds; Jordan Poole scored 21 for the Washington Wizards.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Boston Celtics	34	33	24	21	112
Washington Wizards	23	29	20	26	98

Game leaders

Boston Celtics

Points: 28 Jayson Tatum
Rebounds: 12 Jayson Tatum
Assists: 6 Payton Pritchard

Washington Wizards

Points: 21 Jordan Poole
Rebounds: 14 Justin Champagnie
Assists: 7 Jordan Poole

Jayson Tatum double-double (28 PTS, 12 REB) · Payton Pritchard double-double (15 PTS, 11 REB) · Bub Carrington double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB) · Justin Champagnie double-double (13 PTS, 14 REB)

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	35:27	15	5	5	2	2	1	5-10	3-7	2-4	3	+18
Jayson Tatum starter	34:53	28	12	2	0	0	4	12-26	2-9	2-2	4	+4
Jaylen Brown starter	25:43	11	3	4	3	1	3	4-14	2-5	1-4	1	+13
Jrue Holiday starter	23:46	12	1	1	1	0	2	4-7	1-3	3-4	0	-2
Kristaps Porziņģis starter	11:20	11	2	2	0	0	1	5-6	1-2	0-0	1	-2
Payton Pritchard bench	36:50	15	11	6	0	0	3	5-12	5-10	0-0	3	+17
Sam Hauser bench	28:15	12	7	1	2	0	0	4-10	4-9	0-0	0	+27
Luke Kornet bench	26:50	7	11	4	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	5-8	0	+20
Neemias Queta bench	9:50	0	2	1	2	1	2	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	-4
Xavier Tillman bench	2:22	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	-7
Jaden Springer bench	2:22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	-7
Jordan Walsh bench	2:22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-7

Not available: Al Horford

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bub Carrington starter	40:22	11	10	2	2	0	3	4-9	3-5	0-0	2	-15
Justin Champagnie starter	39:03	13	14	3	3	2	0	5-11	1-5	2-2	2	+0
Bilal Coulibaly starter	36:56	19	5	6	1	0	4	8-20	3-8	0-0	4	-3
Jordan Poole starter	36:10	21	3	7	2	0	3	8-19	3-11	2-2	5	+6
Alexandre Sarr starter	27:46	14	6	1	0	2	3	6-18	2-6	0-0	6	+10
Jared Butler bench	14:24	7	3	0	1	0	2	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	-10
Jonathan Davis bench	13:28	5	1	1	1	2	0	2-5	0-1	1-2	1	-22
Marvin Bagley III bench	11:21	2	6	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-0	0-2	1	-3
Anthony Gill bench	11:04	4	2	0	0	0	0	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	-11
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	8:53	2	1	2	0	1	1	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	-21
Patrick Baldwin Jr. bench	0:33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-1

Not available: Saddiq Bey, Malcolm Brogdon, Corey Kispert, Kyle Kuzma, Kyshawn George, Tristan Vukcevic

Team statistics
Boston Celtics	Stat	Washington Wizards
14/24 (58%)	Free throws	5/8 (62%)
22/47 (46%)	2 pointers	27/59 (45%)
18/46 (39%)	3 pointers	13/40 (32%)
40/93 (43%)	Field goals	40/99 (40%)
56	Rebounds	51
40	Defensive rebounds	34
16	Offensive rebounds	17
26	Assists	22
18	Turnovers	16
11	Steals	10
5	Blocks	7
15	Fouls	25
15	Max points in a row	8
39:25	Time spent in lead	4:58
22	Biggest lead	8

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Washington Wizards ahead)

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 22 Q4 9:29
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 8 Q1 9:31
Longest run: 15-0 Boston Celtics · Q1 1:51 to Q2 11:09

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
11:33	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:19	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	2	3
11:05	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	2	5
10:35	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	2	7
10:22	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	4	7
10:05	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	4	9
9:56	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	6	9
9:49	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	6	12
9:40	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday Free throw	7	12
9:31	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	7	15
9:20	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 3-pt field goal	10	15
8:35	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	10	16
8:14	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	12	16
7:49	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	14	16
6:51	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	16	16
6:29	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	16	18
6:13	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	18	18
4:58	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	21	18
4:17	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	21	21
2:44	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	24	21
2:10	Washington Wizards	Jonathan Davis 2-pt field goal	24	23
1:51	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	26	23
1:32	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	29	23
0:38	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	31	23
0:04	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	34	23

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
11:38	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	35	23
11:38	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	36	23
11:09	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	39	23
10:58	Washington Wizards	Jonathan Davis 2-pt field goal	39	25
10:45	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	40	25
10:45	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	41	25
10:29	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	41	27
10:04	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	44	27
8:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	45	27
8:36	Boston Celtics	Derrick White Free throw	46	27
8:19	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	46	29
7:42	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	49	29
7:15	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	49	31
6:21	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	52	31
5:58	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	52	33
5:44	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	54	33
5:22	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	54	35
5:11	Boston Celtics	Kristaps Porziņģis 2-pt field goal	56	35
4:45	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	56	37
4:21	Washington Wizards	Jared Butler 2-pt field goal	56	39
3:47	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday Free throw	57	39
3:47	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday Free throw	58	39
3:09	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet Free throw	59	39
2:49	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	59	42
2:19	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	59	44
2:05	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	61	44
1:45	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	63	44
1:22	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	63	47
1:08	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 2-pt field goal	65	47
1:00	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	65	49
0:28	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	65	52
0:04	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	67	52

Q3 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
11:28	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	67	54
11:17	Boston Celtics	Jrue Holiday 3-pt field goal	70	54
10:48	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	71	54
10:00	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	71	57
8:18	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	71	58
8:18	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	71	59
6:57	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	71	61
6:43	Boston Celtics	Luke Kornet 2-pt field goal	73	61
6:18	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 3-pt field goal	76	61
6:02	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	76	63
5:52	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	79	63
5:26	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	79	65
4:57	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	79	67
4:05	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	79	69
3:09	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	82	69
2:43	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	85	69
1:29	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal	88	69
1:14	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	88	71
0:43	Washington Wizards	Jonathan Davis Free throw	88	72
0:34	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	89	72
0:01	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	91	72

Q4 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Boston Celtics	Washington Wizards
9:29	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	93	72
9:29	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum Free throw	94	72
9:07	Washington Wizards	Jared Butler 3-pt field goal	94	75
8:48	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	96	75
8:34	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	96	78
8:00	Washington Wizards	Jared Butler 2-pt field goal	96	80
7:17	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal	99	80
5:40	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	101	80
4:51	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	101	83
4:30	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	103	83
4:22	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	103	86
3:43	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	103	88
3:28	Boston Celtics	Jayson Tatum 2-pt field goal	105	88
3:14	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	105	90
2:59	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	108	90
2:24	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	111	90
2:11	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	111	93
1:45	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	111	95
1:20	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	111	97
1:20	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	111	98
0:02	Boston Celtics	Jaden Springer Free throw	112	98

2024-25 season series

After this game: Boston Celtics 3-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 4-0.

Oct 24: Boston Celtics 122 at Washington Wizards 102
Nov 22: Boston Celtics 108 at Washington Wizards 96
Dec 15: Boston Celtics 112 at Washington Wizards 98 (this game)
Apr 6: Washington Wizards 90 at Boston Celtics 124

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Washington Wizards 98-112 Boston Celtics — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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