*The 76ers will be the 26th different team that Brad Stevens will face in his NBA career.
–That starts a streak of 4 consecutive weeks in which the Brad Stevens will have faced a new team (Kings, then Mavericks and then Suns).
*Both the Celtics and 76ers have the following in common:
–They each have lost their last 3 games (tied for Eastern Conference’s longest current losing streak with the Bucks).
–They each are 2-8 in their last 10 games.
–They are both 9.5 games out of first place in the Atlantic Division.
*Via 76ers game notes: “Carter-Williams is on pace to become just the third player dating back to 1950-51 to lead all rookies in ppg, rpg and apg (Oscar Robertson in 1960-61 and Alvan Adams in 1975-76)”
–Michael Carter-Williams is a native of Hamilton, Massachusetts
*The 76ers have given up 109.9 points per game this season, which would be the franchise’s worst since 1992-93 (110.1 PPG).
*Via 76ers game notes: “Philly is averaging 101.3 points per game this season… the Sixers haven’t averaged 100+ points in a season since 1996-97 (100.2 ppg)”
–This would also be the team’s highest since 1992-93 (104.3 PPG).
*The 76ers are tied for the most total 2-point attempts in the NBA this season (3,008 with the Pelicans).
–The 76ers have played 45 games, but the Pelicans have played only 44 games.
*The 76ers are averaging the 3rd-most steals (9.1 per game) in the league this season.
*The 76ers have had fewer blocks in each of their last 8 games, their longest streak since 2010-11.
–This 8-game streak is tied for the longest one in the NBA this season (tied with Knicks and Cavaliers)
*Even though the Celtics were blown out Tuesday, the Celtics still have yet to give up 30 points to a player on the road this season.
–Last player to do that against the Celtics in the regular season: none other than Jerryd Bayless (March 23, 2013).
*Kris Humphries had a season-high 8 free throws attempted on Tuesday.
–Hump, who is a 68% career free-throw shooter, is now just under 88% on the season.
–In the last 2 decades, there has only been 2 Celtics who have had a season of 89% or better free-throw shooting (minimum 50 attempts: Ray Allen 4 times and Wally Szczerbiak twice).
*The Celtics have lost 3 consecutive home games.
–A loss Wednesday would tie the Celtics’ longest home losing streak of the season (November 13 to 27).
–The last time the Celtics had multiple 4-game home losing streaks in a season (2006-07: 3 of them – one was 13 games long and two others at 4 games long)
*Tomorrow in Celtics history: January 30, 1994 – The Celtics retired Hall of Fame power forward Kevin McHale’s No. 32 at halftime of their 106-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. 76ers
–The Celtics have taken 7 of their last 9 regular-season games from the 76ers at TD Garden.
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