Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points after missing the previous two games with a bruised right knee, leading the host Celtics to a 110-102 victory over the Wizards in another testy matchup Monday night between two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.

Avery Bradley added 20 points and nine rebounds, and Jae Crowder and Al Horford each scored 16 with nine rebounds for Boston, which moved 21/2 games ahead of the Wizards for second place in the East. The Celtics trail the first-place Cavaliers by two games.

Bradley Beal led Washington with 19 points, and John Wall had 16 points with eight assists.

Behind Thomas’ 12 third-quarter points, Boston pushed an 11-point halftime lead to 92-75 after three.

Klay Thompson scored 34 points to help the Warriors beat the Thunder, 111-95, on Monday night in a heated matchup filled with trash talking, physical play and technical fouls. Stephen Curry exchanged shoves with Oklahoma City's Semaj Christon just before halftime, and both were issued technical fouls. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook and Golden State's Draymond Green also got technical for their roles in the skirmish. The Warriors controlled the game, leading by as many as 27 points. News services