His relentless full-court pressure on Sunday helped slow the Wizards, whose fast-paced attack appeared bothered by the obstacle.

The West Linn, Oregon native has been cutting a path through the league on offense like a hot knife through butter so far this season.

Payton Pritchard had another big game from downtown on Sunday night, and made some Celtics team history in the process.

Kristaps Porzingis limped to the Celtics locker room during Sunday's win over the Wizards, but doesn't sound too concerned about his heel injury.

The Celtics initially announced Porzingis was dealing with “right heel pain,” which is an important distinction because his offseason surgery was on his left foot. That said,

Kristaps Porzingis provides a positive update after he exited the game vs. the Wizards in the second quarter with a heel injuryPorzingis provides encouraging injury update after Celtics-Wizards origin

Jayson Tatum and the Celtics weren’t world-beaters on Sunday, but they didn’t have to be to beat the Wizards in a comfortable 112-98 win. Here are the takeaways. If you were watching Sunday’s game, you might have found yourself surprised to check the box score afterward and see that Tatum had 28 points.

Jayson Tatum led all scorers for the Celtics, with 28 points, but there were two players for Boston (Tatum and Payton Pritchard) who recorded double-doubles in the game, while seven different players scored double digit points in a very balanced outing.

Jayson Tatum had 28 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 112-98 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.