1/9/12: Celtics vs. Suns Stat Pack

*The Phoenix Suns have lost their last 10 road games.
–Their 10-game road losing streak is the longest active one in the league.
–The longest road losing streak during the 2012-13 NBA season belongs to the Toronto Raptors (11 games: November 17 to December 10).

*The Suns are 0-7 on the 2^nd night of back-to-backs this season.
–They are averaging just 88.4 points per game and 106.3 points allowed in those 7 games.

*Since winning a season-high 4 in a row, the Suns have lost 9 of their last 10 games.

*The Celtics have not won 4 consecutive games since last season.
–Their last streak of at least 4 wins: April 7-11, 2012.

*The Celtics have had fewer turnovers than their opponent in their last 6 games.
–This 6-game streak is the longest current one in the league.
–It is also the longest streak for the Celtics this season. The last time the Celtics had a streak of this sort of at least 6 games: November 2010 (7 games).
–When the Celtics commit fewer turnovers than their opponents, they have a 13-8 record this season (otherwise: 4-9).

*The Celtics have yet to beat a team from the Pacific Division in 2012-13.
–They are 0-3 this season.

*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Suns
–The Celtics have lost 4 of their last 5 games against the Suns.
–The Celtics are 4-5 against the Suns since 2007-08.
–The Celtics have scored at least 100 points in each of their 4 victories.

*Milestone Watch:

–All-Time NBA Minutes–
29. Mark Jackson 39,121
30. Walt Bellamy 38,940
31. Paul Pierce 38,926            (Pierce needs 15 to move into 30^th place)

–All-Time NBA Points Scored–
21. Robert Parish 23,334
22. Ray Allen 23,301
23. Paul Pierce 23,268            (Pierce needs 34 to move into 22^nd place)

–All-Time NBA Points Scored–
15. Jerry West 25,192
16. Patrick Ewing 24,815
17. Kevin Garnett 24,775            (Garnett needs 41 to move into 16^th place)