Celtics vs. Bucks Stat Pack

*Even after giving up 8-of-17 shooting from 3-point distance to the Bucks on Saturday, the Celtics are still giving up only 32.2% from downtown (lowest in the league) and 5.3 made 3-pointers per game (also the fewest).


*The Bucks are looking for a new season-long 2-game winning streak Tuesday.
–The Bucks are 1 of 4 teams (Nets, Knicks and Cavaliers) to yet to win 2 consecutive games this season.
–Last time the Bucks won 2 games in a row: March 17 and 19, 2013

*With the Jazz’s 2-game winning streak, the Bucks’ point differential (-9.6) is now the worst in the NBA.
–By the way, if Utah was in the Eastern Conference, its 2-game winning streak would be tied for the 2^nd-longest current winning streak in the conference.

*Both John Henson (13 rebounds) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (7 rebounds) got their season-highs in rebounds on Saturday.

*Courtney Lee’s teams do not have a good recent history against the Bucks.
–In the last 10 games that he has played against Milwaukee, Lee’s teams are 2-10.

*The Celtics had season-lows in bench points (13) and fastbreak points (4) on Saturday.

*The Celtics are now 0-8 when scoring fewer than 90 points this season.
–The C’s are 3-0 when scoring triple digits in 2013-14.

*From Elias: “The Bucks snapped an 11-game losing streak with Saturday night’s triumph over the Celtics. It’s the third time in the calendar year 2013 that a team defeated Boston to end a run of 10 or more defeats. Charlotte snapped a 10-game losing streak with a decision over the Celtics on March 12, as did Cleveland on April 5. That tied the total number of single-season double-figure losing streaks ended with a win against the Celtics over the previous 20 years.”

*Kris Humphries had a season-worst plus/minus of -20 on Saturday.
–Humphries’ teams are now 0-13 all-time when he has a plus/minus of -20 or worse.
–Oddly, Humphries’ 2 worst plus/minus games of his career have come against the Celtics (-32 on March 2, 2012) and the Bucks (-27 on February 10, 2010).

*Although Jared Sullinger is the Celtics’ best plus/minus player in 2013-14, the Celtics at 0-5 when Jared Sullinger scores more than 15 points this season.
–In addition, the C’s have yet to win a game this season when Sully had double-digit rebounds (0-3 record in those contests).

*Saturday was only the 3^rd time this season that the Bucks were leading at halftime.
–The Bucks are tied with the Kings for the fewest times leading at the half in the NBA this season.

*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Bucks
–The Bucks have taken the last 4 meetings from the Celtics.
–This marks the first time they have won 4 consecutive meetings against the Celtics since 2002 (won 4 straight from 2001 to 2002)
–The last time the Bucks took 5 straight meetings from the Celtics was 1999 (won 5 in a row from 1998 to 1999).