*Oklahoma City is 5-3 without Russell Westbrook this season (21-4 with him).
–The team was 3-6 in the 2013 playoffs without Westbrook (2-0 with him).
–Those are the only 17 games that Westbrook has missed in his basketball career.
*Oklahoma City is 1-3 on the 2nd night of back-to-backs this season.
–The team was 10-5 last season and 14-6 the previous season on the 2nd night of back-to-backs.
*Oklahoma City is 1-2 this season against Atlantic Division opponents.
*Before December 31, the Thunder had just one home loss this season.
–However, 3 opponents have now won at Chesapeake Energy Arena in 2013-14.
*Jordan Crawford’s 11 assists on Friday tied his career-high, and it was also the first time he dished off that many assists in a Celtics uniform.
*Friday was Jared Sullinger’s 31st game of the season, and he posted his 7th double-double of 2013-14.
–He only had 4 in 45 games in his rookie season.
*For the first time since April 11, 2012, the Celtics had 3 different double-digit rebounders in the same game.
–Kris Humphries now has at least 10 rebounds in 3 straight games for the first time since November 2012.
*Jared Sullinger set a new career-high in offensive rebounds in a game on Friday.
–Previous high: 6 (twice)
*The Celtics’ 22 offensive rebounds on Friday was their first game with that many offensive rebounds since March 30, 2008.
–It was also their 3rd time with that many OREB in the last decade.
*The Celtics have grabbed at least 40 rebounds in each of their last 10 games.
–It is the franchise’s longest such streak since 2003 (12 straight games).
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Thunder
–The Thunder took the last 2 games against the Celtics in Oklahoma City after the C’s won the previous 4 meetings there.
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