The Washington Wizards’ talented guards made themselves at home at Boston’s Christmas party.

Bradley Beal scored 25 points, John Wall had 21 points and 14 assists, and the Wizards beat Boston, 111-103, on Monday in the Celtics’ first Christmas Day home game in franchise history.

“For us to get a win, that was big time,” Wall said. “Playing against a great team, one of the hottest teams in the league. They’ve been in a slump lately, but it’s a team that we know we might have to battle later on, and to get a win it was great.”

Otto Porter Jr. added 20 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. finished with 16, helping Washington take the first meeting between the teams since Boston’s Game 7 victory at home in the second round of the playoffs last spring.

“I felt a little nostalgic out there,” Oubre said. “It brought me back to the playoffs and all the good memories that we have in here. The fans chanting crazy stuff, it just brought me back to a place where you know it got me locked in man, like it was the playoffs, so it was a great atmosphere out there.”

Eastern Conference-leading Boston lost for the third time in four games. Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum each scored 20 points for the Celtics, and Terry Rozier had 16.

The Celtics are 11-8 since opening the season 16-2.

The Celtics played for the 31st time on Christmas, with 28 of the previous games on the road and the other two at neutral sites before Monday.

76ers 105, Knicks 98: Joel Embiid had 25 points and 16 rebounds, JJ Redick scored 24 points, and visiting Philadelphia ended a five-game losing streak by winning in its first Christmas Day appearance since 2001.

Embiid, who has been battling a bad back, powered through a big-man duel with Enes Kanter, who had a season-high 31 points and tied a career best with 22 rebounds.

He joined Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Bob Lanier as the only players with a 30-20 game on Christmas, according to research provided to the Knicks by Elias.

Thunder 112, Rockets 107: Russell Westbrook had 31 points and 11 assists to help host Oklahoma City win its fifth straight game.

Paul George scored 24 points and Carmelo Anthony (Towson Catholic) added 20 for the Thunder, who shot 54.4 percent from the field.

James Harden led Houston with 29 points, but he made just seven of 18 field-goal attempts. The league's leading scorer was coming off back-to-back 51-point games.

Timberwolves 121, Lakers 104: Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 10 rebounds and visiting Minnesota Timberwolves beat Los Angeles for its first-ever Christmas Day victory.

Taj Gibson had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have won four straight. Jamal Crawford added 19 points off the bench.

Kyle Kuzma scored 31 points for the Lakers, who have lost three in a row and six of seven.