Celtics vs. Pistons Stat Pack

*In the next 2 games, the Celtics face the two highest time-of-possession players in the NBA. John Wall is 1^st and Brandon Jennings is 2^nd.
–Source: http://stats.nba.com/playerTrackingTouches.html?pageNo=1&rowsPerPage=25&sortField=TOP&sortOrder=DES


*On Monday, the Pistons secured their first victory in Indiana since 2008.
–Detroit had lost 10 straight road games against the Pacers before a couple days ago.

*The Celtics and Pistons are closer to the bottom of the conference (6 games) than they are to first place (9 games).
–The Celtics are Pistons are tied for the 16^th-best records in the NBA this season.

*Jordan Crawford’s 48.0% shooting on pull up shots is the 2^nd-best effective FG percentage this season (among players who have attempted at least 5 pull up shots per game).
–Best: Eric Bledsoe 48.5%
–Source: http://stats.nba.com/playerTrackingPullUp.html?pageNo=1&rowsPerPage=25&sortField=EFG_PCT&sortOrder=DES&filters=FGA*GE*5

*Courtney Lee’s 48.6% 3-point percentage this season is the 3^rd-best one in the league.

*The Celtics are the best offensive team in the NBA this season when shooting from 10-14 feet: 50.6%

*The Pistons are the league’s best team in offensive rebounding percentage this season: 31.4%.
–Andre Drummond is the league’s best player in offensive rebounding percentage this season: 16.5%

*The Pistons are 0-11 this season when trailing when heading into the 4^th quarter (12-3 when leading).

*The Pistons are 10-0 this season when outshooting their opponent in a non-overtime game.

*The only team with an easier schedule than the Celtics thus far this season has been the Miami Heat.
–Pistons: tied for 11^th-most difficult strength of schedule this season

*C’s are now 7-0 this season when Jordan Crawford posts a plus/minus of at least +5.
–Crawford recorded his highest plus/minus in a loss this season against the Pistons (+3).

*Jordan Crawford’s teams are now 23-2 when he posts a double-digit positive plus/minus.
–His two losses came against the Celtics (November 22, 2010 and November 3, 2012)

*Jared Sullinger has the 5^th-highest plus/minus of any player on a team with a losing record.
–Source: http://stats.nba.com/leaguePlayerGeneral.html?pageNo=1&rowsPerPage=25&sortField=PLUS_MINUS&sortOrder=DES&PerMode=Totals&filters=W_PCT*LE*.5
–1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th are all Timberwolves (Love, Brewer, Rubio and Pekovic)
–5^th: Sully: +83

*Wednesday’s 4^th quarter for Jared Sullinger was his 2^nd-highest scoring quarter of his career.
–On November 27, 2013, Sullinger had 17 in the 4^th quarter.

*The Celtics are now 7-0 this season when hitting triple digits.
–They are 0-9 when scoring fewer than 90 points.

*That was the 69^th career game for Sully and only his 3^rd game in which he made at least 7 free throws.
–In his first 67 games played, he made at least 7 free throws only once.
–In each of his last 2 games, he has made at least 7 free throws.

*Wednesday was Brandon Bass’s 3^rd time in his Celtics career that he went scoreless.
–It was his FIRST time in a home game as a Celtic.

*Avery Bradley is shooting 51 percent from 3-point in his last 10 games.
–His first 16 games of the season: 22 percent

*Jeff Green has made at least one 3-pointer in each of his last 14 games (his 2^nd-longest career streak).
–His longest: 15 (January 16 to February 21, 2010 with the Thunder)

*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Pistons
–The Celtics have taken 5 of the last 6 meetings with the Pistons at TD Garden.