Washington at Boston

Washington has the reputation of a young, uptempo team, but they are really a defensive-first team, fifth in the NBA in points allowed. They are also fourth in field goal shooting defense, allowing 42.8%. Washington has won four in a row and has allowed 87.5 points per game during its win streak. "When we play great defense, that is what we hang our head on every night," Paul Pierce said this week. Washington is on a 3-1-1 run UNDER the total. Boston is 2-1 UNDER the total in its last three home games because of 7-footer Tyler Zeller. He had a season-best 14 boards the last game while making his fourth consecutive start as the Celtics held the Lakers to 41% shooting. Play the Wizards/Celtics UNDER the total.