Final: Celtics 112, Wizards 98 - Not pretty, but C's cruise in Washington

BOSTON CELTICS (20-5) vs. WASHINGTON WIZARDS (3-20)    

Capital One Arena, 6 p.m. - NBCS Boston

Line: Boston -17.5

INJURIES

Boston: Al Horford (OUT, rest)

Washington: Saddiq Bey (OUT, knee), Malcolm Brogdon (OUT, hamstring), Kyshawn George (OUT, ankle), Corey Kispert (OUT, ankle), Kyle Kuzma (OUT, rib)

THINGS I’M LOOKING FOR

1. Rested Jayson Tatum: He hasn’t played an NBA game in a week. He’s played three games with at least three days of rest this season and is averaging better than 35 points and is 16-29 from 3. He also has 20 assists and 28 rebounds in those three games, so let’s see if he comes out hot again. 

2. Attention to detail: The Wizards are already bad and they're missing half their team to injury. That's a recipe for a good team to slack on the finer points because they don’t feel they're necessary to win. If the Celtics are disciplined defensively and they make all the right reads, they can turn this into a blowout early. 

3. Kristaps Porzingis progress: He said he needs a few more games to get into a rhythm. Let’s see him make a little progress to that end, maybe with a few made shots that have eluded him so far this season. 

Follow along with my thoughts as the game goes on. They’ll show up below and in the comments section, so hop in and share your opinion as well.