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Watch: Oubre decks Olynyk after taking exception to hard screen

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In case the first two games of the Eastern Conference semis between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards - which produced a sprained ankle, lost tooth, and busted nose, among other dings - weren't physical enough, Game 3 brought another fracas between the two teams, and their respective Kellys.

Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk has long walked a thin line between physical and dirty, and on Thursday night Wizards swingman Kelly Oubre decided he'd had enough. After taking a forearm to the chin on an Olynyk screen in the second quarter, Oubre retaliated. Viciously.

His running body check to the chest sent all 7 feet and 240 pounds of Olynyk flying to the hardwood, and earned Oubre a flagrant-2 foul and an automatic ejection.

For the Wizards, whose paper-thin bench was already a major concern, the incident could prove costly, especially if Oubre faces further discipline from the league office.

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