Both sides like the sound of a Celtics-Wizards playoff matchup
Although there is no natural rivalry between the Celtics and Wizards, their running feud has escalated.
After the Wizards lost in Boston in January, a small altercation broke out after Jae Crowder poked John Wall in the nose and Wall then swiped at Crowder. The disruption spilled into the hallway that separates the teams’ locker rooms at TD Garden, with Boston police officers being called in to ensure it did not simmer.
Then when the teams met in Washington later that month, the Wizards arrived to the game wearing all black to signify that it would be a funeral for the Celtics. They stomped Boston by 15 points.
“Those guys don’t like us, we don’t like them,” Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas said. “That’s what it is.”
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