*Heading into Sunday, Rajon Rondo has had back-to-back games of at least 7 turnovers for just the 2nd time in his career.
–He has never gone 3 straight games with that many turnovers.
*Rondo has made at least one 3-pointer in each of his last 4 games, the longest streak of his career.
*The Pistons have lost each of their last 8 road games.
–The last time they lost at least 9 road games in a row: February 23 to April 5, 2011 (11 in a row).
*Before Friday, the last time the Celtics won a game in which they committed at least 25 turnovers was November 8, 2006.
–Last time in a non-overtime game: December 23, 2001.
*On Friday, the Celtics became the first NBA team to commit 25 turnovers and allow fewer than 85 points since the Lakers did so on January 8, 2012 (against the Grizzlies).
–The last time the Celtics accomplished this feat: December 23, 2001 (also against the Grizzlies).
*On Friday, Rondo had at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in the same game for just the 9th time in his regular-season career (11th time overall).
–Last time: November 12, 2012
*It was also just the 3rd time in Rondo’s career that he had a stat line of at least 20 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals in the same game.
–Friday was his first time with that stat line at TD Garden.
*Kris Humphries has posted a negative plus/minus in each last 8 games, tying his single-season career-high.
–He had 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).
–His longest overall regular-season streak is 9 games: April 15 to November 14, 2007 (with the Raptors).
*Jerryd Bayless played a season-high 39 minutes in Friday’s game.
–Last time he played at least 39 minutes in a game: January 31, 2013
–Last time he played at least 39 minutes in a home game: April 13, 2011
*It was an odd Friday night for the Nets: they shot 6-of-32 (19 percent) on their uncontested shots. They went 23-of-48 (48 percent) on contested shots.
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Pistons
–With two more losses to the Pistons this season, this would be the first time that the Celtics were swept by the Pistons since 2006-07.
–The C’s have dropped 6 of the last 7 meetings between the 2 squads.
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