*The Celtics are 0-9 on the road against Western Conference opponents this season.
*Chris Johnson’s plus/minus of +57 in February is the best of any Celtic and the 8th-best in the league during this month.
–He is the only player to have a plus/minus of at least +50 this month when playing fewer than 100 minutes.
*When Johnson is on the floor in February, the Celtics have a net effective field goal percentage of +15.6 percent.
–That ranks as the best of any NBA player with at least 75 minutes this month.
*Johnson’s team-best plus/minus of +54 this season is 39 points better than Jared Sullinger’s.
*Johnson’s Celtics-best 2.6 made 3-pointers per 36 minutes is on pace to be the best for a man in green since Eddie House in 2009-10.
–Ray Allen never made that many 3-pointers per 36 minutes in a single season as a Celtic.
*Johnson and Kyle Korver are the only Eastern Conference players to shoot at least 45 percent from 3-point this season (minimum 30 attempts from 3-point).
*If Johnson were to finish this season with at least 2.6 made 3-pointers per 36 minutes and shoot at least 45 percent from 3-point, then he would become the first Celtic to ever accomplish that feat.
–Johnson, Korver and Jimmer Fredette are the only players that have played at least 200 minutes this season and have at least 2.6 made 3-pointers per 36 minutes and have shot at least 45 percent from 3-point.
–Korver and Stephen Curry were the only players to accomplish that feat in the NBA in 2012-13.
*In his brief time with the Celtics, Johnson has made more 3-pointers than he has 2-pointers, he has attempted more 3-pointers than he has 2-pointers and he has shot better from 3-point than he has from 2-point.
*Johnson has played the 5th-most minutes for a Celtic in the last 12 games.
*Kelly Olynyk’s +18 is the best plus/minus in February among Celtics who have played at least 100 minutes.
*In this game against Suns, Olynyk goes for his 3rd straight double-double.
–The only Celtic to accomplish that feat this season was Jared Sullinger (6-game streak that ended right before the All-Star break).
*Olynyk has posted 3 of his 8 double-digit scoring NBA games in his last 4 contests.
*Before February, Olynyk had just one game in which he had a plus/minus better than +10. He already has 2 such performances in just 6 games this month.
*Olynyk is on pace for his best true shooting percentage month in exactly a year.
*Olynyk has played 816 minutes this season after racking up a career-high 845 in his final collegiate season.
*Through 10 games, Rajon Rondo is on pace to have a new career-high in 3-point percentage, but is on pace for his worst 2-point percentage since his rookie year.
–Rondo is shooting just 33 percent (5-of-15) from 3 to 10 feet this season.
–Rondo is shooting an impressive 44 percent (11-of-25) from 16 feet and out on 2-pointers this season.
*On Wednesday against the Spurs, Rondo became just the 2nd Celtic to have at least 3 made 3-pointers in consecutive games this season (Jeff Green: December 10 and 11, 2013).
*Tim Duncan’s 8 made field goals in the 2nd half matched the 2nd-most made against the Celtics in a half this season.
–Most: Kyrie Irving (9 on December 28: 2nd half)
–2nd-most: Kemba Walker (8 on November 25: 2nd half) and Terrence Jones (8 on November 19: 1st half)
*When the Suns outshoot their opponent this season, they are 27-3.
–Otherwise: 4-18 (the 4th win came on Tuesday at Denver)
*The Suns sure like to jack up 3-pointers on no rest.
–On no rest, they have a team-high (compared to other days of rest) 10.5 made 3-pointers per game and 27.4 attempts from 3-point per game this season.
*Surprisingly, the Suns are only 11-8 against the Eastern Conference this season.
–They are one of the worst Western Conference teams in terms of record against the Eastern Conference. The only Western Conference teams with fewer wins against the Eastern Conference this season: Jazz, Lakers and Kings.
*The Celtics have still yet to give up 30 points to a player on the road this season.
–Every other team has already given up at least 2 such performances.
*Happy belated 23rd birthday to Phil Pressey.
–Another Celtics birthday coming up: Rajon Rondo’s 28th on February 22.
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Suns
–The last time the Celtics faced the Suns was the first time in almost a decade that the C’s made double-digit 3-pointers against Phoenix.
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