The Washington Wizards lost their home opener tonight 89-86 to the Boston Celtics 89-86. The loss drops the Wizards to 0-2 while the Celtics got their first win of the season against two losses.
The Wizards started horribly tonight -- much like their season opener in Cleveland -- and fell behind 19-2 in the first quarter. Trailing 26-12 after one quarter, Wizards Head Coach Randy Wittman turned to his bench and that worked, as the reserves dominated Boston and outscored the opposition 30-23 to cut the lead to 49-42 at halftime. Backup forward/center Kevin Seraphin, playing for the first time this year, went five for five from the field in the first half, scoring 10 points in 11 minutes on the court. Guard Jordan Crawford also contributed, mainly because he stopped shooting deep jumpers and actually attacked the basket -- something he needs to do a lot more often.
The Wizards fell behind by double digits again in the third quarter, but again the reserves led the team back a...
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PLAYERS:
Randy Wittman,
Kevin Seraphin,
Jordan Crawford,
Trevor Ariza,
Emeka Okafor,
Bradley Beal,
A.J. Price,
Jannero Pargo,
Kevin Garnett,
Martell Webster,
Paul Pierce
TEAMS: Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics
TEAMS: Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics
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