Tue Apr 5, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Boston CelticsCeltics
97
away
Chemistry
Steady
Washington WizardsWizards
78
home
Chemistry
Cold
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston CelticsCeltics | 32 | 21 | 9 | 35 | 97 |
| Washington WizardsWizards | 7 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 78 |
After Action Report
In Washington, the Celtics downed the Wizards 97-78. The Celtics won despite a cold shooting night — grit beat polish. Celtics' Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition; Celtics' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. Whispers of a Wizards locker-room rift aren't helping. Wizards' per-player workload didn't match the gameplan. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.
What tipped it
- Wizards · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
- Celtics · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Celtics · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Celtics · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.