The Washington Wizards were straight punked by the Boston Celtics in the second half of their play-in tournament matchup, falling 118-100.

One look at the box score and you'll notice something odd – Russell Westbrook wasn't even close to a triple-double. However, the Wizards star was absolutely on pace for it by the end of the first half. He entered halftime with an eye-popping 13 rebounds to go along eight points and five assists.

The Wizards close the half with the lead and looked poised to steal the game on the road. But then Westbrook must have gotten possessed in the second half, as he shockingly tallied zero assists for the rest of the game.

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Russell Westbrook has been one of the best comeback stories of this truncated NBA season. The Washington Wizards star was celebrated for shattering the NBA's all-time triple-double record held by Oscar Robertson. Westbrook led the Wizards to a crazy second-half resurgence that lifted them from the dregs of the NBA lottery all the way to the eighth seed.

His recipe for doing that? Being everywhere on the floor at once. Westbrook controlled every inch of the floor as the Wizards dominated teams and stayed competitive in every rare loss. Just check out his numbers for the month of May, which earned him Player of the Month honors, and for good reason.

With Russell Westbrook not looking like himself against the Celtics in the second half, it's no surprise that Boston slowly pulled away. The Wizards are going to need Brodie back at full speed if they want to beat the Indiana Pacers for the 8th and final playoff seed.