Game four in a 3-1 series is always a potential turning point, but with the insane home and away split of the Wizards, it means even more. It was not the regular up 2-0 issue with overconfidence. The Boston Celtics have won six of their last nine road games. This time, after falling behind by 20 in the first quarter, the task was too tall.
"We have to focus on playing good basketball", Stevens said on a conference call Friday. Another performance like that brings them right back to where they were when they couldn't solve the Bulls, and it will be a lot harder to turn things around against the Wizards. "It's in the past, it happened, they made it their rule and I have to follow it". Also, the Celtics couldn't evaluate any tactics much, as the game was scissored by the frequent fouling and jawing, so it's didn't have the usual flow. The franchise has him under contract through the 2017-2018 season, but who will provide the team with long-term stability at point guard remains a mystery. His effective play on both ends helped Boston erase early deficits and help save Isaiah Thomas' energy for the second half.
In the aftermath of Kelly Oubre Jr.'s suspension, Celtics big man Kelly Olynyk was booed every time he touched the ball or went to the free throw line.
Like white dwarf stars in the galaxy, the Celtics and Wizards boast a backcourt with a blinding bright future and a lot of years left to burn.
Place: Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. In a must-win Game 4 at home against the top-seeded Boston Celtics, Washington looked flat.
Still, the Wizards should have more confidence after winning two games by a combined 46 points. The way they did it might not draw many new fans, as it kind of resembled the 90s Pistons. "It was important that we got hands on 50-50 balls and be able to convert on the opposite end".
Thomas acknowledged he must continue to attack regardless of whether he gets whistles. Morris finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
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The 89 points Boston scored in Game 3 was their worst offensive showing of the season against Washington. He has averaged 6.3 points and 2.6 rebounds off the bench for Wizards this playoffs while completing 40 percent of his 3-pointers. The starters could buy a three, and Washington probably shouldn't expect that Bogdanovic hits 4 triples again, so this might be a slight concern going forward.
"I think we've got to control our emotions", Brooks said after Game 3 in relation to Oubre's aggression.
The incident generated talk from the Wizards that Olynyk was a dirty player. They executed their plays well, and it ended in a positive way. In Game 2, they went big with Amir Johnson while Gerald Green picked up a DNP.
Forward Markieff Morris didn't even consider Washington's Game 3 win against the Boston Celtics on Thursday night terribly physical despite eight technical fouls and three ejections. Boston are 44-43-4 against the over/under, but only 18-25 away from home. "We've got options, we can move some people around".
One game into the playoffs, Paul Millsap said his Atlanta Hawks were playing basketball while the Washington Wizards were "playing MMA". The public is on the Wizards en large, but that's not where the value is.
As a result, Oubre will miss game four of Wizards' second-round Eastern Conference best-of-seven series against the Celtics, who lead the matchup 2-1 entering the showdown at Washington. The game is likely to be tight and could come down to the final shot.
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