Washington cruises to a 130-111 as Boston falls 2 1/2 games behind Milwaukee in the Eastern Conference.

Jayson Tatum sits out, but Jaylen Brown picks up the slack with 41 points in a 137-93 blowout.

Danilo Gallinari, who signed with the Celtics last summer, tore the ACL in his left knee on Aug. 27 while playing for Italy.

Jaylen Brown scores 43 for Boston, which has lost 4 of 6.

Stoudamire has been Coach Joe Mazzulla’s top assistant this season for the Celtics.

Jayson Tatum scores 34 points and adds 15 rebounds in a 134-125 victory.

There’s still plenty of room for improvement, according to Jaylen Brown, even after ending a three-game losing streak.

Jayson Tatum’s 36th game this season with 30 or more points helped the Celtics avoid their first four-game losing streak.

Boston loses its second overtime game in less than 24 hours and has lost three straight.