Clash with Clippers caps eight-game homestand for Wizards

The Washington Wizards began their season-high eight-game homestand with a bit of promise, winning two in a row and three of four to move two games over .500.

The Wizards' fortunes, however, have taken a dip with three straight losses heading into the finale of the extended stretch on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Washington was on the business end of a 116-87 shellacking by the Boston Celtics on Sunda