–It was their first year of existence (1946-47). Tommy Heinsohn was 12 years old.
–Never have the Celtics began a season 0-6.
*Only ONE time in Jazz franchise history have they started 0-5.
–It was also their first year of existence (1974-75), and they began 0-11.
–Rick Adelman, Henry Bibby and Pete Maravich played for the 1974-75 New Orleans Jazz.
*For the first time since 2006, the green have committed at least 17 turnovers in 4 consecutive games.
–The Celtics have turned the basketball over on an NBA-worst 22.2 percent of their possessions this season.
–The league’s 2nd-worst team in that category is the Jazz (20.3 percent).
–Utah has turned the ball over at least 20 times in 3 of its 4 games this season.
*Courtney Lee’s plus/minus of +17 on Monday was his 2nd-highest one for a road game in a Celtics uniform (7th-highest for him in an away game over his entire NBA career).
*This is the first time the Celtics have had 4 straight games of 15 or fewer assists since 2002.
–Since 2006, only one team has gone 5 consecutive contests of 15 or fewer assists (Memphis Grizzlies: 2 different streaks of 5 games – one in 2009 and another in 2010).
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Jazz
–The last time the Jazz beat the Celtics was 2010 (5 straight C’s victories).
–The last time the Jazz beat the Celtics at TD Garden was 2008 (5 straight C’s home victories).
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