Celtics @ Magic Stat Pack

*The Magic’s 94.5 points allowed per 100 possessions this season is tied for 3^rd-best in the league.
–Celtics: 10^th (98.2)
–Clippers: tied for dead last (107.8)

*The Magic’s 100.9 points per 100 possessions this season (11^th-best in the league) is better than the Spurs’ 100.8, the Nets’ 98.9, the Pacers’ 98.7 and the Knicks’ 96.7.

*Nikola Vucevic has averaged 14.5 points, 12.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in his 4 career games against the Celtics in which he has accumulated at least 20 minutes played.
–He has grabbed at least 5 offensive rebounds in 4 of his 5 games this season.
–He has double-digit points in 4 of his 5 games this season.
–He has double-digit rebounds in 4 of his 5 games this season.

*The Celtics’ are being outscored by a whopping 11 points per fourth quarter this season!
–It is by far the worst in the league.
–2^nd-worst: Bulls at -5.2 per fourth quarter

*Jared Sullinger’s plus/minus of +18 on Wednesday was the 3^rd-highest of his career.

*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Magic
–The last time the Magic beat the Celtics was Christmas 2010 (8 straight C’s victories).
–The Celtics’ 8 consecutive wins over the Magic is the longest current winning streak for the C’s over any team (Boston has 7 straight victories against the Wizards).
–Out of the teams that the Celtics faced at least 3 times last season, the C’s had 2 sweeps: the Magic (3-0) and Wizards (3-0).