Domination leads to more introspection CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Watch, listen and learn. That was Celtics coach Brad Stevens’ instructions to the team yesterday morning as they reviewed game film from Sunday’s embarrassing 121-102 loss to the Washington Wizards in Game 4 of the second-round playoff series.

The best-of-seven series is 2-2 with Game 5 tomorrow (8 p.m.) at the Garden.

“The guys want to look at what went wrong,” said Stevens during a conference call. “They want to look at the things we did well and the things we can try to do better more consistently and get ready to play.

“Certainly we are disappointed with the runs we allowed in the last two games and how that took us out of the game. But our guys approach this with a great attitude and a desire to learn from what went wrong and a desire to improve and get back up off the mat and compete (tomorrow).”

The home team won every game in the regular season and in the playoffs and Stevens is anticipating unrivaled support from the Garden crowd.

“There is no place like it,” said Stevens. “It is special to get the chance to coach and play in the Garden.”

More dirty dialogue

Golden State forward Draymond Green was the latest to accuse Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk of being a “dirty” player.

“He’s dirty. Dirty player, man. I don’t respect guys like that,” Green told the Uninterrupted podcast.

But Stevens didn’t accept that assessment of Olynyk.

“I talked about this (Sunday) and I’m around Kelly every day,” said Stevens. “I don’t agree with that and what I said is how I feel.”

Olynyk was involved in an altercation with the Wizard’s Kelly Oubre Jr. in Game 3. Oubre took exception when Olynyk made contact to his head during an illegal screen. Oubre charged at Olynyk, who was disputing the foul, and knocked him over. Oubre was ejected and later given a one-game suspension.

Space is his final frontier

Isaiah Thomas complained after Game 4 that he had been repeatedly held and knocked to the ground in the second half. The Wizards’ physical tactics limited the Celtics guard to just three shots in the second half, and Thomas did not take a free throw.

“He is drawing a lot of attention,” said Stevens. “Anytime you are in a playoff series it is going to be really physical and we are trying again to look at how we can play better.”

Turn the page, not the ball

The Celtics had 18 turnovers, or one fewer than the Wizards, in Game 4 but they committed eight during Washington’s monumental 26-0 run in the third quarter.

The Wizards converted the Celtics’ frequent giveaways into 19 points during the spree. Two of the turnovers were shot clock violations.

“The turnovers were obviously a huge part of it and the turnovers aren’t just a turnover,” said Stevens. “It is usually two points or three points the other way.”