In a Washington Wizards season not defined by wins and losses, losses are expected. Honestly, they're the objective.

Losing is frustrating. Everyone knows that. Not all losses are created equal, though. Washington said it was determined to lose game in mostly competitive nature. Its majorily failed to do so.

Last night's 146-101 loss to the Boston Celtics at home is a season-worst margin of defeat for not just the Wizards, but the entire NBA.

A game once within striking distance at halftime completely dissipated in the second half. The Wizards were outscored a staggering 80-42. 

"It's painfully obvious we didn't meet the standard we want to play at," Keefe said. "We have to own that, and buckle down and get better."

The Wizards haven't just lost 18 games. They've been dismantled. They've lost by 30+ on five separate occasions.  The worst NBA season ever, held by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, featured 18 losses by 30 or more.

It wouldn't be fair to mention that the Wizards were without Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr, who have served as the team's top defenders. However, Boston was also shorthanded. The Celtics are without superstar Jayson Tatum for the entirety of the regular season. Additionally, Jaylen Brown missed last night with an illness.

Keefe wasn't afraid to express his disdain to his team's performance. 

"I didn't see our identity of how we play basketball, and that's not acceptable," Keefe said. "These [losses], you should be upset with. We should all be upset, so you use this as fuel."

"Let's go Celtics" chants rained down in Capital One Arena during the second half as the Celtics sprinted away with the game.

In year three of the rebuild, Washington's draft positioning this summer becomes more important than ever. Although certain young pieces, such as Alex Sarr and Kyshawn George, have made strides in year two, the Wizards need more.

They badly need a point guard.

Washington's 18 turnovers made it effortless for Boston to get out in transition and score. It finished the game with 29 fastbreak points and points of turnovers.

The Wizards' 16.3 turnovers per night marks the second-worst in the association. Additionally, Washington's 13.9% turnover per offensive play mark reveals the glaring offensive issues.

Offense aside, defense still remains the largest problem. 

"The problem is we've been actually reaching that ... lately," Keefe said. "Tonight we had a step back. We [have] to re-evaluate what we're doing."

If the season ended today, Washington's 124.6 defensive rating would be the worst in NBA history. Whether or not it's personnel or an effort issue at times, the Wizards have regressed in that department.

The book on the Wizards' rebuild is far from complete, but the current outlooks indicates they're further than they believed before the season.

General manager Will Dawkins called the rebuild still in the "early stages" at his preseason media availability. 

The second half was reminiscent of many Wizards halves this season. Effort and energy dwindled, and the team seemingly had no way to stop the bleeding. The Wizards have allowed 80 or more points in a half four times this season.

Boston's Jordan Walsh scored 22 points on a perfect eight for eight from the field. That's the most points scored without a single miss by any player in the Eastern Conference this year.

"A seven point game shouldn't have ballooned the way it did tonight," CJ McCollum said.

The Wizards inability to defend the perimeter severely plagues them on a nightly basis. The Celtics rained in 20 threes on 43% efficiency.  Opponents are shooting 38.5% from three against Washington, a bottom-five mark in the league.

Teams aren't making well-defended shots against them; they're surrendering wide open looks. 

"Transition was a problem,"  McCollum said. A lot of these things we could prevent by taking care of the ball.

With individual development the objective, lack of team success makes it more difficult to evaluate. Also, injuries to Coulibaly, Sarr, and Tre Johnson have made rotations inconsistent.

It's paramount Washington keeps its first round pick for this upcoming draft. The pick is top-8 protected, meaning if Washington finished bottom four in the league, they're guaranteed to have the pick.

If Washington drops out of the top four, it comes down to the lottery, which hasn't been kind in the past. If Washington fell to ninth after the lottery, the New York Knicks would own its draft rights.

The Wizards are one of two three-win teams in the league. New Orleans owns the worst record with 20 losses. Washington only has 18. Sacramento, Brooklyn, Indiana, Charlotte, and the Los Angeles Clippers are all at six wins or less.

The Wizards need a franchise-altering player. This draft is projected to have options that might fill that void.