The Boston Celtics were blown out 104-91 by the Washington Wizards on Sunday, as both teams rested their stars in the closing minutes of a game the Celtics would probably like to forget.
Here are five takeaways from an eye-opening loss.
The Celtics embarrassed themselves.
Realistically, there’s no other way to say it: One game removed from a loss to the lowly Detroit Pistons, the Celtics got blown out by the team with the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
On the NBC Sports Boston broadcast, Brian Scalabrine said several times Boston looked like it was “stuck in mud,” which was an apt description.