Celtics Blown Out By Wizards, Lose Second Straight to Bottom Feeders in East

Bradley Beal returned from a rare night off to score 35 points, Russell Westbrook was a rebound short of a triple-double, and the Washington Wizards beat the Boston Celtics 104-91. Beal sat out Friday night’s loss to the New York Knicks. The NBA’s leading scorer appeared rejuvenated as he hit 10 of 18 from the field, converted four 3-pointers and made all 11 of his free throws. Westbrook had 13 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Rui Hachimura added 15 points for Washington. Kemba Walker and Jalen Brown each scored 25 points for Boston, which has lost 10 of 16.