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The Celtics cruised to an easy 45-point win over the Wizards to improve to 13-9 and the 5th seed in the Eastern Conference. The lead was only 7 at halftime, but they would dominate in the second half, scoring 80 points to get their largest win of the season.
Jaylen Brown was ruled out with an illness before the game, giving Sam Hauser the 5th spot in the starting lineup. In the first quarter, Neemias Queta and Derrick White would do much of the damage, scoring 20 of the 32 points. On defense, they allowed just 26 points while forcing 5 turnovers.