Celtics-Wizards recap: C's catch fire from 3 in blowout victory

Sam Hauser caught up with NBC Sports Boston's Abby Chin after Boston's 124-90 victory:

Score: 113-78 Celtics, 6:53 left in fourth quarter

Aside from 3-point shooting, offensive rebounding has been the difference for Boston in this blowout.

The Celtics have 25 offensive boards to the Wizards' 10. That's only the second time since 2000 that Boston has had at least 25 offensive rebounds in a game.

Luke Kornet leads the C's with nine offensive rebounds. Every Celtic that has checked in, except for Derrick White and Jaylen Brown, has at least two.

Boston has a season-high 60 total rebounds to Washington's 31.

Score: 100-68 Celtics

The Celtics are cruising toward a blowout victory over the lowly Wizards. They're up 32 thanks to a 21-for-41 (51.2 percent) performance from 3-point range.

Derrick White (19 points) leads the way with all five starters in double figures. Sam Hauser has 13 off the bench.

Score: 92-60 Celtics, 2:54 left in third quarter

Celtics rookie Baylor Scheierman made a pair of 3-pointers and dished a sweet assist to Jrue Holiday in the span of three possessions, helping Boston extend its lead to a whopping 32 points.

All five C's starters are in double figures.

Score: 81-60 Celtics, 4:45 left in third quarter

Celtics big man Luke Kornet is getting loud "LUKE!" chants at TD Garden, and for good reason. He has enjoyed a strong third quarter and has a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double.

Jaylen Brown has also caught fire in the third. He's up to 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting (2-4 3-PT).

Derrick White leads all scorers with 19 points (5-9 3-PT).

Score: 67-52 Celtics, 8:33 left in third quarter

Washington has shown some fight to begin the second half, outscoring Boston 13-7 through the first three-plus minutes of the third quarter. Rookie No. 2 overall pick Alex Sarr helped the cause with a pair of 3-pointers.

Score: 60-39 Celtics

Boston's 3-point prowess has been the difference. The C's are 13-28 (46.4 percent) from deep to the Wizards' 3-23 (13 percent), outscoring them by 30 points from deep.

"The Stock Exchange" is responsible for seven of those Celtics 3s. Derrick White (14 points) is 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and Jrue Holiday (11 points) is 3-for-5.

Sam Hauser (8 points) added a pair of 3s off the bench. Torrey Craig stepped up for the second unit with a stellar defensive effort, recording five rebounds and three blocks.

Score: 49-30 Celtics, 3:33 left in second quarter

Midseason addition Torrey Craig is giving the Celtics a boost off the bench with five rebounds and three blocks to go with the 3-pointer he made earlier in the quarter.

Score: 44-23 Celtics, 8:16 left in second quarter

The Celtics are 9-19 (47.4 percent) from 3-point range while the Wizards are 2-18 (11.1 percent). That has been the difference in what is turning into a blowout at TD Garden.

Al Horford, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, and Sam Hauser each have made a pair of 3s so far. Torrey Craig added a 3 of his own just before the Washington timeout.

Holiday, White, and Hauser lead Boston with eight points apiece.

Score: 34-18 Celtics

Boston dominated the first quarter, shooting 46.2 percent from the floor (12-26) to Washington's 29.6 percent (8-27). The C's also shot 7-for-16 (43.8 percent) from 3-point range.

Jrue Holiday led the Celtics with eight points in the opening frame. Al Horford and Sam Hauser added six points apiece.

Jordan Poole notched a team-high five points for the Wizards.

Score: 26-14 Celtics, 4:15 left in first quarter

Al Horford chipped in with a pair of 3-pointers to help put the C's up double-digits with just over four minutes left in the opening quarter. The Celtics are 5-10 from deep while the Wizards are 2-10.

Score: 16-9 Celtics, 6:22 left in first quarter

Fresh off their dominant win over Phoenix at TD Garden, the Celtics are off to a strong start against the Wizards.

Boston is 6-for-13 from he field and 3-8 from 3-point range. Washington is just 4-of-12 from the floor and 1-of-7 from deep.

Jrue Holiday leads the C's with six points on a pair of 3s.

Celtics: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Luke Kornet.

Wizards: Jordan Poole, Bub Carrington, AJ Johnson, Justin Champagnie, Alex Sarr.

Jayson Tatum (left ankle sprain) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) have officially been ruled out for the Celtics. Porzingis was a late addition to the injury report.

Jaylen Brown is available for the C's after being listed as questionable on the injury report.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla makes the case for guards Derrick White and Jrue Holiday to be in the NBA Defensive Player of the Year conversation:

Celtics:

• Jaylen Brown - Questionable (right knee posterior impingement)
• Jayson Tatum - Questionable (left ankle sprain)

Wizards:

• Saddiq Bey - Out (ACL)
• Malcolm Brogdon - Out (left ankle sprain)
• Bilal Coulibaly - Out (right hamstring strain)
• Kyshawn George - Out (left ankle sprain)
• Richaun Holmes - Questionable (right shoulder contusion)
• Corey Kispert - Out (left thumb surgery)
• Khris Middleton - Out (right knee contusion)
• Tristan Vukcevic - Questionable (left knee contusion)