The Boston Celtics had their biggest home win of the young season on Wednesday night, routing the Washington Wizards, 136-107. If there’s one negative to pick out from the victory, however, it’s that the Celtics were yet again outperformed in defensive rebounding. Despite a huge 15-point, 12-rebound double-double from center Neemias Queta, Washington edged Boston 29-28 in defensive rebounds. The result continued a concerning trend this fall, as noted by Jay King of The Athletic. “(Head coach Joe Mazzulla) spent part of the preseason yanking players who failed to grab defensive rebounds. He likely recognized by then just how critical an issue defensive rebounding would be for his team,” King wrote. “It has been a giant problem. The Celtics entered Wednesday ranked 29th in defensive rebound rate. Given how small many of their lineups are and how aggressively they defend, the concern isn’t disappearing anytime soon. They need to do a better job of limiting the damage, however. Their inability to grab rebounds has already cost them in the clutch.” Story continues below advertisement The insider pointed to the Celtics’ recent losses against the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz as evidence of how their rebounding woes on the defensive end have come back to bite them. “The Celtics have typically rebounded much better with Queta and (Josh) Minott on the court. Mazzulla might eventually consider bumping their minutes up if his team cannot grab a defensive rebound without them,” King wrote. Queta led Boston with eight defensive boards on Wednesday, while no other player on the team had more than five. Story continues below advertisement The 26-year-old big man has started all nine games for the Celtics this season and leads the group in rebounds (8.1) and blocks per contest (1.3), while pacing Boston in field goal percentage as well (.714). Offseason signing Josh Minnot (who scored a career-high 21 points vs. the Wizards) is second on the team in rebounds per game (6.5) and tied with Queta for fifth in scoring at 9.1 points per contest.