With their playoff chances hanging in the balance, the Boston Celtics couldn't afford a letdown against the Washington Wizards. The Detroit News. We're going to need a little luck on our side. We're going to have to hope for Indiana to fall a little bit. And we are still playing some tough teams, so we've got to win out.
Every minute counts from here on out.
Even practice counts tomorrow. The Celtics trail idle Indiana by one game in the race for the eighth playoff spot in the East. Richard Hamilton scored 38 points for the Wizards, who have lost four straight and seven of eight. Hamilton scored six straight points early in the fourth quarter as Washington moved out to its largest lead of the game, 88-81. Lamond Murray scored nine in the fourth quarter and Cleveland stayed close.