*Chris Johnson has shot an NBA-best 14-of-24 (58.3 percent) from the corner 3 this season (minimum 20 corner 3 attempts). Gerald Wallace is 11-of-19 (57.9 percent) from the corner 3 this season. The Celtics are the 13th-best team this season in corner 3 percentage (39.7 percent).
–Rodrigue “Roddy Buckets” Beaubois had a career-best 59-percent corner 3 shooting in 2010-11 (4th-best that season; minimum 10 corner 3 attempts). Although he only had 17 corner 3 attempts in 2010-11, he still has shot 44 percent from the corner 3 during his career. The best NBA teams this season from the corner 3: #1 Heat (45 percent) and #2 Pacers (41 percent)
*Although Jeff Green has a double-digit negative plus/minus in each of his last 5 games, he is looking for his 4th consecutive game with at least 20 points on Wednesday.
–If he does so, it would be the first time in Green’s career that he went 4 consecutive games with at least 20 points.
*With their loss on Tuesday against the Bulls, the Hawks have already lost 9 games in February.
–Last time they lost at least 9 games in a month: March 2013 (went 8-10)
–Last time they lost at least 11 games in a month: January 2008 (went 4-11)
*Monday was the first time in Kelly Olynyk’s NBA career that he put up at least 20 points and more than 5 rebounds in the same game.
*Rajon Rondo has made 7 consecutive free throws heading into Wednesday.
–The last time he did that: 10 in a row combined between Games 2 and 3 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals
–The last time in the regular season: 7 in a row from April 10 to 13, 2012
–The last time in the regular season with more than 7 in a row: had 9 in row from March 11 to 19, 2012 (finished that streak in Atlanta)
*Monday was only the 4th time in Rondo’s regular-season career that he attempted at least 6 free throws and made them all (has done it twice in the playoffs).
*The Celtics are 7-5 against the Southeast Division this season, which is their only above-.500 record against a division
*The Celtics have lost all 4 games without Jared Sullinger this season.
*The Celtics have more offensive rebounds than their opponent in each of their last 7 games, which is their longest streak since March 2007 (7 games).
–It is also the longest current streak in the league.
–On Wednesday, the C’s will go for 8 in a row. Last time they had a streak that long: 2001 (8 games)
*The Celtics have given up at least 100 points in each of their last 5 games for the first time since 2010 (6 straight games in March/April 2010).
–On the bright side, the 76ers have given up at least 100 points in each of their last 11 games and are on pace to have the 2nd-worst American professional basketball month in history (in terms of point margin). The worst month in American professional basketball history was the Denver Nuggets in March 1950 (-22.4 PPG). The 76ers in February 2014: -19.7 PPG
*The Celtics have a worse 3-point percentage than their opponent in each of their last 7 games, which is their longest streak since March 2007 (7 games).
–It is also the longest current streak in the league.
–The longest overall one this season: Bucks (9 straight in December/January)
–On Wednesday, the C’s go for 8 in a row. Last time they had a streak that long: 1993 (9 games)
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Hawks
–The Celtics had won the previous 4 home regular-season meetings (and the previous 7 home meetings including the playoffs) before the Hawks won on December 31.
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