After flashing a few encouraging signs, the Washington Wizards' rebuilding efforts seem to be at a standstill.

The Wizards will look to regroup following a historic loss when they face the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.

Atlanta dropped its third straight game on Friday, falling 134-133 against the visiting Denver Nuggets.

The Hawks will be playing their sixth back-to-back this season when they meet the Wizards, who fell to 3-18 with a 146-101 loss to the visiting Boston Celtics on Thursday.

The 45-point loss was Washington's worst of the season and matched the fifth-worst defeat in franchise history. Boston shot 54.5% from the field and 42.6% (20 of 47) from 3-point range in the rout.

"I didn't see our identity of how we play basketball, and that's not acceptable," Wizards coach

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