Celtics’ chances of No. 1 seed slip with bad loss to lowly Wizards

Malcolm Brogdon said after the Celtics’ win over the Spurs on Sunday that their goal over the final stretch of the regular season is to reclaim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Two days later, they played like they didn’t want it, and their chances of grabbing the top seed now look slim. With a critical matchup against the first-place Bucks looming on Thursday in Milwaukee, the Celtics were caught overlooking the lottery-bound Wizards. The C’s produced one of their worst defensive performances of the season and continued...