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NBA: Jayson Tatum pours in 51 to power Celtics past Wizards

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) dunks as Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura (8) looks on during the second half at Capital One Arena. Tommy Gilligan, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/reuters/01/24/tatum.jpg"/><figcaption>Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) dunks as Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura (8) looks on during the second half at Capital One Arena. <em>Tommy Gilligan, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Jayson Tatum snapped out of a 3-point shooting slump with a flourish, hitting 9 of 14 from distance en route to a season-high 51 points, and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Washington Wizards 116-87 Sunday in Washington, D.C.</p><p>Tatum came into Sunday&#x27;s matchup having missed his previous 20 3-point attempts and going 0-for in each of Boston&#x27;s previous three games. But he hit his first four attempts against the Wizards and went 6 of 7 in the first half -- the last of which came just seconds before halftime.</p><p>Sunday marked the fifth 50-point-plus game of Tatum&#x27;s career. He also joined backcourt mate Jaylen Brown in recording double-doubles.</p><p>Tatum grabbed 10 rebounds and dished seven assists, while Brown finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.</p><div><strong>HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QqYfEi3T9Bc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Brown shot 4 of 9 from 3-point range to do his part in Boston&#x27;s 19-of-39 deluge from deep. Marcus Smart (11 points) and Grant Williams (10 points) each made two from beyond the arc.</p><p>Williams snagged seven rebounds to contribute to Boston&#x27;s 57-44 advantage on the glass. Robert Williams III and Al Horford each grabbed eight boards.</p><p>Smart added six assists and four steals, highlighting a stout defensive effort from the Celtics. The 87 points Boston allowed were the fewest since holding New York to 75 points on Jan. 8, and tied for the team&#x27;s fourth-lowest yield of the season.</p><p>The Wizards shot just 8 of 34 from long range and were a dismal 33 of 93 from the field overall.</p><p>Bradley Beal led Washington with 19 points and seven assists, but Beal, Spencer Dinwiddie and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope went 0-for from beyond the arc. Beal was 0-for-3, Caldwell-Pope went 0-for-4, and Dinwiddie was 0-for-7.</p><p>Deni Avdija scored 13 points and Thomas Bryant 11 off the bench for the Wizards. Kyle Kuzma finished with 12 points and seven rebounds.</p>

The Boston Celtics cruised past the Washington Wizards 116-87 Sunday in Washington, D.C.