Celtics vs. Nets Stat Pack

*Kris Humphries has posted a negative plus/minus in each last 7 games, which is just one game off his single-season career-high.
–8 straight negative plus/minus games from March 8 to 22, 2010 (with the Nets) and from December 15, 2004 to January 3, 2005 (with the Jazz)

*The Nets have won each of their last 4 games and are the only Eastern Conference team with a current winning streak of at least 2 games.

*The Nets are also the only NBA team that currently has a .500 or better record and a negative point differential.

*Rajon Rondo’s 7 turnovers on Wednesday were his most since January 20, 2013.
–Unsurprisingly, the Celtics have lost each of the last 4 regular-season games (5 games including the playoffs) when Rondo has turned the ball over at least 7 times. However, they had never lost 2 such games in a row before that 4 regular-season game stretch.

*On Wednesday, the Celtics shot better on their contested shots (14-of-35, 40 percent) than they did on the uncontested shots (16-of-41, 39 percent).

*The Celtics have given up at least 100 points in each of their last 8 games. It is their first such streak of this length since December 2004/January 2005 (11 in a row).

*The Celtics have been outshot overall in each of their last 8 games, which is their longest streak since March 2003 (8 in a row) and is tied for the longest overall streak this season (done 3 times before: one each by Jazz, Bulls and Blazers).
–Last team to do at least 9 games in a row: Kings (9 in a row from April 12 to November 8, 2013)
–Last Celtics team to do at least 9 games in a row: February 2001 (9 games)

*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Nets
–The Celtics have lost their last 3 meetings with the Nets and 5 of their last 6.
–The C’s were 17-2 against the Nets from the beginning of the 2007-08 season to the end of the 2011-12 season.