Celtics @ Magic Stat Pack

*Paul Pierce currently has 23,998 points, just 2 away from becoming the 20^th player in NBA history with 24,000.

*Brandon Bass is showing signs of life down the stretch.

--He has now scored 10+ points in all 6 games in April, his longest streak of scoring double-digit points this season.

--Bass is averaging 15 points per game and shooting 57 percent from the field in that span.

*Going into Friday’s game, Courtney Lee had scored fewer than 10 points in his last 5 games, just 2 games off his worst streak this season.

--On Friday, Lee impressively scored 18 points, tied for his 2^nd-most in a game this season.

*On Friday, Jeff Green stepped into the #1 scoring role and impressed with some stellar dunks.

--He had 25 points and 8 rebounds in the same game for the first time since 2009.

*Via @ESPNStatsInfo: The last 3 Orlando Magic 20-year-olds with a 20-point and 15-rebound game: Dwight Howard, Shaquille O'Neal and Tobias Harris (on Wednesday).

*Via @ESPNStatsInfo: Nikola Vucevic is the first player in Magic history with 30 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists in single game.

*Milestone Watch:

--All-Time NBA Points Scored--

13. Alex English 25,613

14. Reggie Miller 25,279

15. Kevin Garnett 25,260            (Garnett needs 20 to move into 14^th place)