Wizards clobber Celtics to tie series

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 29 points and the Washington Wizards used a 26-0 third-quarter run to beat the Boston Celtics 121-102 on Sunday to tie their secondround series at two games apiece.

John Wall added 27 points and 12 assists for Washington. Wall had seven points, three assists and two steals during the thirdquarter spree that featured eight Celtics turnovers. Otto Porter scored four of his 18 points in the dominant six-minute span that also included five points from Markieff Morris.

Trailing 53-48 before the run, Washington led 74-53 on Porter’s layup with five minutes left in the third. The Wizards led by as many as 26 and outscored the Celtics (237-191) in the two games in D.C.

Isaiah Thomas had 19 points for Boston, but scored 17 in the first 15 minutes and was held to 1-of-6 shooting after.

Game 5 is Wednesday in Boston. The series winner will face Cleveland in the Eastern Conference final.

Though nothing compared to eight technical fouls and three ejections in Game 3, tensions bubbled up late after the result was no longer in doubt.

Thomas was called for a technical foul in the fourth quarter, but the situation did not escalate.

In the aftermath of Kelly Oubre Jr.’s suspension, Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk was booed every time he touched the ball or went to the free-throw line.

Olynyk set the illegal screen that incensed Oubre, and the Wizards forward charged at him and knocked down the Kamloops product, getting ejected and subsequently suspended.

Fans chanted “Kelly Oubre!” on a few occasions as Olynyk finished 5 of 9 for 14 points.