Kemba Walker Says There 'Ain't Many Positives' for Celtics After Loss to Wizards

The Boston Celtics are struggling. 

Following Sunday's 104-91 loss to the cellar-dweller Washington Wizards (7-17), the Celtics (13-13) have now lost two games in a row and 10 of their last 15. And veteran point guard Kemba Walker isn't happy with the team's poor play.

"We're just not playing the way we know that we're capable of playing," he told reporters. "That has to be fixed. And soon."

"Positive? It ain't many positives [right now], I'm gonna be honest," he added. "We just are not good right now. But it's very controllable."

Boston's run of poor form hasn't exactly cost them in the standings. Just four teams in the Eastern Conference—the Philadelphia 76ers (18-9), Milwaukee Bucks (16-10), Brooklyn Nets (16-12) and Indiana Pacers (14-13)—have winning records, meaning the Celtics are still the No. 5 seed at the moment. 

It also means that just 2.5 games separate the Celtics from the No. 11 Chicago Bulls (10-15). Yes, it's early in the season, but it's hardly the start the Celtics would have expected. 

Suffice to say, there's some panic in Boston:

There may not be panic within the Celtics organization, but both head coach Brad Stevens and some of the players made it clear that the current level of play simply isn't good enough:

"We need to play harder," Walker added. "We're not playing hard. We don't play as hard as we can."

Every team hits a rough patch over the course of a long season. Boston's rough patch appears to be self-inflicted, however, given the talent they possess. Luckily for them, the rest of the Eastern Conference hasn't exactly been much better, save for a few teams.