The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards face off Wednesday night in the nation's capital and each team will be without a key player. C's small forward Jaylen Brown is out with an illness, while Wizards swingman Otto Porter Jr. is dealing with a right knee contusion.

The Celtics are 16-10 on the season and have won six games in a row. The Wizards, meanwhile, are 11-16 and on a two-game losing streak.

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Jaylen Brown is averaging 12.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this season for the Celtics. The 22-year-old is shooting 42.4 percent from the field, 29.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.7 percent from the free-throw line.

Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is sick too, so he probably gave it to Brown.

Otto Porter Jr. is averaging 11.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest for the Wizards while shooting 48.7 percent from the floor, 36.8 percent from the 3-point line and 78.1 percent from the charity stripe. He only played seven minutes against the Indiana Pacers in the previous game and finished 0-for-3 from the field as the Wizards suffered an eight-point loss.

The Celtics are starting to look like the team many picked to win the Eastern Conference this season, while the Wizards continue to be a walking disaster. These two teams are headed in the opposite direction right now.