After chaining two consecutive victories, the Celtics returned to the TD Garden in Boston to fall in front of their fans 116-107 against the Washington Wizards.
Celtics coach Ime Udoka was quite disappointed with his players, and accused “lack of intensity” as the main problem of his.
«Our intensity and our concentration were not there. So it was in the warm-up, and then I already stressed them for it. And then all that was transferred to the party, “Ime Udoka told the media. ESPN.
Those of Massachusetts still do not know the victory in their fiefdom, and currently they treasure a negative record of 2-3. Its star Jayson Tatum was the top exponent with 23 points; followed by Dennis Schröder with 22 goals from the bench.
At the Wizards, insider Montrezl Harrell broke out with 25 points, 11 rebounds and a 10/13 shooting from the field. And among the headlines were Spencer Dinwiddie with 22 points, and Bradley Beal with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
“This morning I told my players that if they were thinking of playing with that intensity, they were going to kick our ass. And during three quarters of game is what has happened, “admitted the Boston coach.
A visibly disappointed Al Horford seconded the words of his coach in the press conference after the crash: “We have to commit to preparing and working before the matches. We have to improve on that.
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