The Boston Celtics host the Washingon Wizards in their second meeting of this young season. Tip off is at 7:30 p.m. ET.
In their first matchup, the Celtics captured their first win of the season as they defeated the Wizards 89-86. They had struggled in their first two games, but managed to finally capture a win despite it being close.
Call it laziness in the first two games or lack of execution, but Celtics' coach, Doc Rivers put it in simple terms.
"I think everyone is starting to figure out that to be a good team, you have to work at it. It's hard work," Rivers said. "You don't just show up, and because you have some good names on a piece of paper, you become good."
For the Wizards, it is still a bit of a process. They have new players and they are trying new things as their coach expressed.
"Our execution has got to continue to get better," Coach Randy Wittman said. "We have a lot of new faces and we're doing a lot of new things, even with the guys who have been here."
It will be tough to scratch out a win tonight as the Wizards will be without their guard Jordan Crawford who scored 21 points in their first meeting against the Celtics.
He is suffering from a bad ankle which he injured against the Celtics on Saturday.
"It's sore," Crawford said. "I'm just taking it day-by-day."
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