*Avery Bradley is just 26 minutes away from tying his career-high for minutes played in an NBA season (1,435 in 2012-13).
*Sunday was the first time in Rajon Rondo’s career that he hit 3 shots from downtown.
–The Celtics are 5-9 in the regular season (8-12 including the playoffs) when he makes at least 2 shots from 3-point distance.
*On Sunday, Rondo also became the first player this season with the following stat line: 15 points, 3 made 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 0 turnovers. In fact, the last player to accomplish a line like that was Jason Kidd on February 26, 2006.
*Jerryd Bayless’ season-high 8 assists on Sunday were his most in a game since February 19, 2013.
*Jeff Green has matched his season-high in steals (3) on Sunday.
–Last time he had 4 steals: December 21, 2012 against the Bucks.
*The last time the Celtics won on the first night of a back-to-back was November 29 against the Cavaliers.
–Sunday was the C’s 8th consecutive loss on the first night of a back-to-back.
*Sunday was the Mavericks’ best defensive field-goal percentage of the season.
*Via Elias: “The Mavericks’ 102-91 triumph over the Celtics was their fifth straight win overall and their fourth by more than 10 points. It’s the first time since March 2008 that Dallas has won four consecutive games, each by at least 11 points. From March 2001 to March 2008 the Mavericks won at least four straight games by more than 10 points seven different times.”
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Bucks
–Before the C’s victory over the Bucks on December 3, the Bucks were victorious in the previous 4 meetings.
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