Celtics-Wizards recap: C's hang on for hard-fought NBA Cup win

Eddie House and our Celtics Postgame Live crew react to Boston's 108-96 win over Washington:

Jaylen Brown chatted with our Abby Chin after his 31-point performance about the C's victory and the NBA Cup:

Score: 89-82 Celtics, 7:15 left in fourth quarter

Derrick White has snapped out of his funk and kept the Celtics ahead with clutch shooting in the fourth quarter. Jayson Tatum's struggles have continued (4-15 FG, 0-9 3-PT, though he did hit the shot that extended Boston's lead to seven, their largest lead of the night. Jaylen Brown still has a game-high 24 points.

Score: 75-72 Celtics

Boston has regained the lead heading into the final frame. Jaylen Brown led the effort and is now up to a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Big man Xavier Tillman gave the C's an energy boost off the bench. He notched two blocks and a rebound in his three minutes of action.

It's been a rough night for Jayson Tatum. The Celtics superstar has just eight points on 3-of-13 shooting (0-8 3-PT). He has six assists and five rebounds.

Kyle Kuzma (17 points) and Malcolm Brodgon (15 points) lead Washington in the scoring column.

Score: 70-70, 2:03 left in third quarter

We're deadlocked with just over two minutes to go in the third quarter. Sam Hauser has caught fire and now has 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from deep. Jaylen Brown has a game-high 20 points.

Score: 57-55 Wizards, 6:44 left in third quarter

It hasn't exactly been a shootout in Washington. The Celtics are an uncharacteristic 21-for-52 (41.2 percent) from the floor and 8-for-33 (24.2 percent) from 3-point range. Jayson Tatum (0-8 3-PT) and Derrick White (0-6 3-PT) are ice-cold.

Jaylen Brown is the only C's player in double figures with 18 points. Luke Kornet has six points and six rebounds off the bench.

The only thing keeping Boston in this game is that the Wizards haven't been much better offensively. They're 24-for-54, including just 5-of-20 from deep. Former C's guard Malcolm Brogdon leads Washington with 15 points and eight rebounds.

Score: 51-49 Wizards

The Celtics finished the second quarter on a 15-6 run to cut the deficit to two points at the half.

Big man Luke Kornet has given Boston a spark off the bench. He has six points and four rebounds in 12 minutes.

Jaylen Brown has a game-high 14 points for the C's. Jayson Tatum has six points on 2-of-10 shooting (0-6 3-PT).

Score: 45-41 Wizards, 5:08 left in second quarter

The Celtics trailed by as many as 11 points but cut the deficit to four just over halfway through the second quarter. Jaylen Brown has led the way with 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting (2-5 3-PT).

Malcolm Brogdon and Kyle Kuzma lead the Wizards with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Score: 36-29 Wizards, 9:41 left in second quarter

Washington has regained the lead with a 9-0 run to start the second quarter. Former Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon has a game-high nine points.

The Celtics are getting exposed on the glass. The Wizards are winning the rebounding battle, 17-11 (4-1 offensive rebounds).

Score: 29-27 Celtics

The C's pulled back ahead and finished the opening quarter with a two-point lead. Payton Pritchard (7 points) and Sam Hauser (6 points) stepped up off the bench to put Boston back on top.

Jayson Tatum finished the quarter with only five points on 2-of-7 shooting, though he tallied four assists and started to find his groove at the end of the frame. The Celtics are shooting 11-for-21 (52.4 percent) as a team.

Score: 20-16 Wizards, 2:56 left in first quarter

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are a combined 3-for-11 from the floor and 0-for-5 from 3-point range. That's a big reason the C's still trail the lowly Wizards as we approach the end of the opening frame.

Wizards guard Jordan Poole has a game-high six points in the early going.

Score: 15-11 Wizards, 4:47 left in first quarter

We've got a tight one just over halfway through the opening quarter with the heavy-underdog Wizards holding a slim lead. Washington took a 7-0 run into the Boston timeout.

Ex-Celtic Malcolm Brogdon and Bilal Coulibaly lead the Wizards with four points apiece. Washington is shooting 6-of-12 from the floor.

Jaylen Brown leads the C's with four points. Jayson Tatum has started slow with two points on 1-of-5 shooting (0-3 3-PT).

Boston is just 5-of-14 from the floor (1-7 3-PT).

Celtics: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Neemias Queta

Wizards: Jordan Poole, Malcolm Brogdon, Bilal Coulibaly, Kyle Kuzma, Alexandre Sarr

The Celtics have ruled out veteran big man Al Horford for Friday's game due to an illness.

Kristaps Porzingis (left posterior tibialis tendon surgery rehabilitation) is the only other C's player on the injury report.