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The pregame read
Boston at Washington
Boston Celtics / Washington Wizards
Jan 18 · 20:00 UTC
Capital One Arena
Scheduled
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Before the ball goes up
What to watch
Questions for this game.
2025-26 numbers for context.
How will Anthony Davis and Bub Carrington share the ball?
Anthony Davis averaged 2.8 assists in 20 games with DAL in 2025-26. Bub Carrington averaged 4.6 in 82 games. If both play, watch who starts the offense when they share the floor.
Jayson Tatum: scoring and assists
Jayson Tatum averaged 21.8 points and 5.3 assists in 16 regular-season games in 2025-26.
Mitchell Robinson and Deandre Ayton on the glass
Mitchell Robinson: 8.8 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per game, across 60 games in 2025-26. Deandre Ayton: 8.0 rebounds in 27.3 minutes per game, across 72 games in 2025-26.
Pick the players
Put them side by side
2025-26 regular season. Choose from the current rosters; these are individual averages, not a predicted matchup.
16 games · BOS
20 games · DAL
Points / game
21.8
20.4
Assists / game
5.3
2.8
Rebounds / game
10.0
11.1
Minutes / game
32.6
31.2
Three-point shooting
32.9%
27.0%
143 three-point attempts
37 three-point attempts
The personnel
Who's on the roster
Current membership.
Starting lineups are not yet confirmed.
Boston Celtics
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- F-G
- Paul GeorgePHI in 2025-26F
- G
- G
- C
- F
- Devin CarterSAC in 2025-26G
- C
- Mitchell RobinsonNYK in 2025-26C-F
- G
- G
- Mike ConleyMIN in 2025-26G
- G-F
- G
- F-C
- Chris Cenac Jr.RookieF
- Dillon MitchellRookieF
Roster source checked .
BOS team hub ↗
Washington Wizards
Availability
No confirmed game-day report available here.
Official NBA injury report ↗- Anthony DavisDAL in 2025-26F-C
- G
- C
- F
- Deandre AytonLAL in 2025-26C
- G
- G
- G
- F
- F
- F
- G-F
- F
- F
- Tre MannCHA in 2025-26G
- AJ DybantsaRookieF
- Felix OkparaRookieC
- G
Roster source checked .
WAS team hub ↗Make time for it
How to watch
Capital One Arena · Jan 18 · 20:00 UTC
- MNMT2/Monumental+ ↗Home market
- NBCSB/PCK-BOS ↗Away market
Market and subscription restrictions may apply. NBA viewing guide ↗
Coming into this one
This season so far
2026-27 regular season · Confirmed results before this game.
Sources and comparison notes
Player comparisons use 2025-26 regular-season totals across all teams a player represented. Roster membership reflects the current checked source; it does not confirm availability or a starting role.
NBA box-score source ↗ · Games through 2026-04-12. Source checked 2026-10-20T00:19:55.452984+00:00.
Published dataset: 216413ce2493a28d1a0b568ef9c4ab758ee85aacb433227b6f07c02e46d54990
Official schedule source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-25T12:35:07.867974Z.
This briefing updates as sources arrive. It is not an archived pregame forecast.