The Complete Guide to the Boston Celtics Milestones for the Upcoming 2012-13 Season

NBA All-Time List

Points Scored

14. Reggie Miller 25,279

17. Allen Iverson 24,368

18. Kevin Garnett 24,270                        (needs 99 to move into 17th place)

20. Charles Barkley 23,757

24. Ray Allen* 22,941

25. Paul Pierce 22,591                        (needs 351 to move into 24th place)

Games Played

11. Buck Williams 1,307

19. Otis Thorpe 1,257

20. Kevin Garnett 1,255                        (needs 3 to move into 19th place)

Field Goals Made

11. Dominique Wilkins 9,963              

12. Kevin Garnett 9,729                        (needs 235 to move into 11th place)

Three-Pointers Made

3. Jason Kidd* 1,874

4. Jason Terry 1,788                        (needs 87 to move into 3rd place)

6. Peja Stojakovic 1,760

8. Rashard Lewis* 1,690

9. Paul Pierce 1,678                        (needs 13 to move into 8th place)

Free Throws Made

10. Allen Iverson 6,375

13. Bob Pettit 6,182

14. Paul Pierce 6,101                        (needs 82 to move into 13th place)

-Jeff Green is 218 free throws made away from 1,000 career

-Rajon Rondo is 244 free throws made away from 1,000 career

-Brandon Bass is 258 free throws made away from 1,000 career

Offensive Rebounds

21. David Robinson 3,083

23. Shawn Kemp 3,026

24. Kevin Garnett 3,011                        (needs 16 to move into 23rd place)

-Paul Pierce is 37 offensive rebounds away from 1,000 career

-Chris Wilcox is 85 offensive rebounds away from 1,000 career

Defensive Rebounds

1. Karl Malone 11,406

2. Kevin Garnett 10,302                        (needs 1105 to move into 1st place)

-Chris Wilcox is 19 defensive rebounds away from 2,000 career

Total Rebounds

10. Wes Unseld 13,769              

11. Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

12. Kevin Garnett 13,313                        (needs 436 to move into 11th place)

-Chris Wilcox is 104 rebounds away from 3,000 career

Assists

-Paul Pierce is 65 assists away from 4,000 career

-Rajon Rondo is 477 assists away from 4,000 career

Steals

15. Magic Johnson 1,724

18. Fat Lever 1,666

19. Kevin Garnett 1,664                        (needs 3 to move into 18th place)

-Paul Pierce is 1 steal away from 1,500 career

Blocks

18. Theo Ratliff 1,968

19. Kevin Garnett 1,908                        (needs 61 to move into 18th place)

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Celtics All-Time List

Games Played

2. Robert Parish 1,106

3. Paul Pierce 1,025                        (needs 82 to move into 2^nd place)

Field Goals Made

3. Robert Parish 7,483

4. Paul Pierce 7,406                        (needs 78 to move into 3^rd place)

Defensive Rebounds

7. Cedric Maxwell 2,405

8. Kevin Garnett 2,331                        (needs 82 to move into 7^th place)

Assists

4. Bill Russell 4,100

5. Paul Pierce 3,935                        (needs 166 to move into 4^th place)

6. Jo Jo White 3,686

7. Rajon Rondo 3,523                        (needs 164 to move into 6^th place)

Steals

1. Larry Bird 1,556

2. Paul Pierce 1,499                        (needs 58 to move into 1^st place)

3. Robert Parish 873

4. Rajon Rondo 843                                    (needs 31 to move into 3^rd place)

Blocks

4. Kendrick Perkins 646

5. Paul Pierce 638            (needs 9 to move into 4^th place)

7. Reggie Lewis 417

9. Tony Battie 369

10. Kevin Garnett 332            (needs 38 to move into 9^th place)

Note: Paul Pierce is already the Celtics franchise leader in three-pointers made and free throws made

* = Active players that are not on Celtics roster

Boston Celtics 2012-13 Mini-Preview

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The 2012-13 Boston Celtics are different from last year’s version in one distinct way: the bench. As of the beginning of the regular season, Avery Bradley will likely still be sidelined with his injured shoulders. Therefore, Courtney Lee will be slotted into the established starting lineup of Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass and Kevin Garnett. Yet, the Celtics still do have enough firepower from the bench with the likes of Jason Terry, Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox, Jared Sullinger, Fab Melo and Jason Collins. In addition, for the first time since the start of 2007-08 preseason, Doc Rivers is having his team participate in the NBA Europe Live Tour. The second instance of this bonding experiment should bring together a team filled with a lot of fresh faces. However, the x-factor for this year’s Celtics is neither a player that the organization acquired this offseason nor is it an established veteran; it is Jeff Green, who is coming off of heart surgery that prevented him from playing in any games during the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season. He is such a dynamic player that can play either forward position and create unique offense by running extremely well with Rondo. I think he will live up to his hefty four-year, $36-million deal and be a huge asset to the Celtics in their pursuit of Banner #18.

2012-13 Boston Celtics Prediction: 57-25 record and NBA Championship.