The Charlotte Hornets walked into TD Garden on Wednesday night and handed the Boston Celtics their worst loss of the season, a 118-89 rout that was never close. When it was over, Jaylen Brown did not look for excuses.

The Celtics missed a lot of layups but also got nothing from a lot of players who had been great all season long.

Nobody told the Charlotte Hornets they were supposed to be the warm-up act. On Wednesday night at TD Garden, the Hornets walked into one of the NBA’s most intimidating home courts and absolutely dismantled the Boston Celtics 118-89.

A championship-winning former Celtics assistant has engineered the NBA's most surprising turnaround this season.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Boucher wore only jersey No. 99 and put up 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.

That’s wins in 10 straight road outings for the Hornets, who also own the NBA’s longest current longest overall win streak at six games — with all the triumphs coming by at least 16 points. Charlotte (32-31) is on a serious roll and is red-hot heading into a huge matchup with Southeast Division foe Miami on Friday night.

The Philadelphia 76ers visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden Sunday. Tip-off from Boston, Massachusetts, is set for 8 p.m. ET.