11/3/12: Celtics @ Wizards Stat Pack

*After going 1-3 against the Wizards in the first year of the New Big 3 Era (2007-08), the Celtics are 12-3 since and have lost those 3 games by a combined 13 points.
–The Celtics have held the Wizards to 3 or fewer three-pointers made in the last 7 meetings between the two teams (Celtics 5-2 in that span).

*On Friday night, Brandon Jennings recorded a career-high 6 steals and became the first player to record at least 6 steals against the Celtics since Chris Paul did so on December 31, 2010.
–The last player to reach Brandon Jennings’s statistics (21 points, 13 assists and 6 steals) against the Celtics was Kenny Anderson (22 points, 13 assists and 6 steals on February 28, 1996 for the Charlotte Hornets in a 121-116 loss to the Celtics).

*Out of the players who have played this season, the Celtics have 6 players with at least 9 years of NBA experience coming into 2012-13. The Wizards have none.

*Although the Wizards have only played one game in the 2012-13 season, they do lead the league with .812 Team Assists per FGM.
–The Celtics led the NBA in this statistic during the 2011-12 season (.665 AST/FGM during regular season). Boston currently has a .639 AST/FGM in the team’s first 2 games.
–Last season, the Wizards were 27^th overall with .523 AST/FGM.

*Here is an oddity that most likely will not be seen during the rest of this entire season: the Celtics and Miami Heat are tied for the worst defensive efficiency in the league with 112.0 points allowed per 100 possessions.

*Milestone Watch:
–After recording 1 steal on Friday, Kevin Garnett is now 2 steals away from moving into 18^th on the all-time steals list. Fat Lever is currently in 18^th with 1,666 steals.
–All-Time Games Played–
18. John Havlicek 1,270
19. Otis Thorpe 1,257
19. Kevin Garnett 1,257            (Garnett will pass Thorpe by playing tonight)
–All-Time Three-Pointers Made–
7. Dale Ellis 1,719
8. Rashard Lewis 1,695            (Lewis needs 25 to move into 7^th place)
9. Paul Pierce 1,681                        (Pierce needs 15 to move into 8^th place)
–All-Time Offensive Rebounds–
23. Shawn Kemp 3,026
24. Kevin Garnett 3,013            (Garnett needs 14 to move into 23^rd place)