11/21/12: Celtics vs. Spurs Stat Pack

*A happy 57^th birthday to the one and only, Boston Celtics radio broadcaster Cedric Maxwell!
–He shares a birthday with Stan Musial (92 today), Earl “The Pearl” Monroe (68), Harold Ramis (68), Goldie Hawn (67), Troy Aikman (46), Ken Griffey Jr. (43) and Michael Strahan (41).

*Both the Celtics and Spurs are in the top 6 in the NBA in team assist/turnover ratio.
–1^st: Knicks (1.87)
–2^nd: Celtics (1.74)
–3^rd: Heat (1.69)
–4^th: Bucks (1.68)
–5^th: Raptors (1.622)
–6^th: Spurs (1.618)

*Coming into Wednesday’s game, the Celtics are 2-0 this season on Wednesday nights (both at home).

*Coming into Wednesday’s game, the Celtics have only played one out-of-conference game, the fewest out-of-conference games in the NBA.

*Before Sunday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, the Celtics were 4-0 with the starting lineup of Rajon Rondo, Jason Terry, Paul Pierce, Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett.
–They are now 4-1 with that lineup.
–Rondo/Lee/Pierce/Sullinger/Garnett: 2-1
–Rondo/Lee/Pierce/Bass/Garnett: 0-2
–Barbosa/Terry/Pierce/Bass/Garnett: 0-1

Wednesday’s game between the Celtics and Spurs features the 2 active leaders in all-time double-doubles.
–1^st: Tim Duncan 737
–2^nd: Kevin Garnett 719

*Rondo is now 5 of 15 (.333) from 3-point this season. His career-high for 3PM in a season is 17 in 2009-10. His career-high for 3P% in a season is .313 in 2008-09.

*The Celtics have won 2 in a row at home after losing 2 of their first 3 home games to start the season.

*The Celtics remain one of 8 NBA teams yet to lose a game in which they have had a halftime lead.
–Celtics are 3-0 after leading at the half.
–The Warriors and Clippers have the most halftime leads without a loss (6).

*Milestone Watch:

–Chris Wilcox is 5 defensive rebounds away from 2,000 for his career–

–Celtics History: All-Time Defensive Rebounds–
6. Antoine Walker 3,463
7. Cedric Maxwell 2,405
8. Kevin Garnett 2,403            (Garnett needs 3 to move into 7^th place)

–Celtics History: All-Time Field Goals Made–
2. Larry Bird 8,591
3. Robert Parish 7,483
4. Paul Pierce 7,473                        (Pierce needs 11 to move into 3^rd place)

–Celtics History: All-Time Assists–
5. Paul Pierce 3,968
6. Jo Jo White 3,686
7. Rajon Rondo 3,654                        (Rondo needs 33 to move into 6^th place)

–Celtics History: All-Time Blocked Shots–
3. Larry Bird 755
4. Kendrick Perkins 646
5. Paul Pierce 641                        (Pierce needs 6 to move into 4^th place)
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8. Cedric Maxwell 378
9. Tony Battie 369
10. Kevin Garnett 341                        (Garnett needs 29 to move into 9^th place)

–Celtics History: All-Time Steals–
1. Larry Bird 1,556
2. Paul Pierce 1,515                        (Pierce needs 42 to move into 1^st place)
3. Robert Parish 873
4. Rajon Rondo 862                        (Rondo needs 12 to move into 3^rd place)

–All-Time Free Throws Made–
12. Reggie Miller 6,237
13. Bob Pettit 6,182
14. Paul Pierce 6,159                        (Pierce needs 24 to move into 13^th place)