Wizards vs. Celtics final score: Washington loses 108-96, despite strong effort

If you were hoping that the Washington Wizards would put up a fight against the Boston Celtics tonight, you got that. If you were hoping that the Wizards would come into this game wanting to win this game more than the Celtics, you got it too. Unfortunately, since the Wizards are still in “deconstruction mode,” they still lost, 108-96.

The first half was promising for the Wizards because they held the Celtics to 42.9 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum wasn’t on his game and Jaylen Brown had to shoot 14 times for 14 points. Meanwhile Malcom Brogdon and Kyle Kuzma shot well above 50 percent from the field.

Of course, when the NBA’s lottery doormats play the defending champs who have a legitimate…