“Winning ugly” is typically a phrase used when a team doesn’t statistically play well but still manages to fight their way to a W anyway. The Boston Celtics’ 122-102 win over the Washington Wizards was ugly.
It was also a whomping.
Usually, you don’t get to see both things at once, but I suppose that it’s #DifferentHere.
Boston’s start to this game was the polar opposite of everything we saw from them on Opening Night. They lacked energy, the ball didn’t move, and they found themselves in a battle with the Jordan Poole-led Wizards.