*Jeff Green made 6 field goals in the 3rd quarter on Wednesday.
–The only Celtic with more field goals made in a quarter this season was Jared Sullinger (7 in the 4th quarter on November 27, 2013).
*The Knicks’ 116 points on Wednesday were their most in Boston since 1996.
–The Knicks’ 24-point margin against the Celtics was their highest in Boston since 2006. It was only the 5th time in NBA history that the Knicks beat the Celtics by at least 24 points on the road.
*Via Elias: “[Wednesday] was the first game of [Eric] Bledsoe’s NBA career in which he registered more than six assists without turning the ball over.”
*Fun with Numbers: The Celtics and Suns are both 3-7 in their last 10 games.
–The Celtics are 5-5 in their last 10 home games.
–The Suns are 5-5 in their last 10 road games.
–The Celtics are 3-7 in their last 10 road games.
–The Suns are 5-5 in their last 10 home games.
*The Suns are the 2nd-best team in corner 3-pointer made differential (made corner 3’s minus opponent corner 3’s). The only team that is better this season is the Trail Blazers.
–The Celtics are 9th-best in corner 3-pointer differential this season. They are the only top-10 team in that category that does not have an above-.500 record this season.
–The Suns have made the 3rd-most total corner 3’s in the league this season (180). The Celtics are in the middle of the pack with 134.
–The Suns have given up the 6th-fewest total corner 3’s in the league this season (111 – tied with the Warriors). The Celtics are tied for the 2nd-best team in that category (99 – tied with the Bulls).
*When the Suns outshoot their opponent this season, they are 32-3.
–Otherwise: 4-25
*The Suns’ 3 losses in a row have matched their longest losing streak in 2014.
–Their longest losing streak of the season is 4 games (in November).
*Rajon Rondo’s season-high 22 field goal attempts against the Suns earlier this season were his most since Game 7 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals (the previous time that he accomplished that feat in the regular season: February 15, 2012).
–It was only the 3rd time in Rondo’s regular-season career that he had at least 22 field goal attempts.
–His 2nd-highest field goal attempts total this season remains 15 (done twice).
*Rondo has multiple steals in each of his last 3 games, which is his longest streak this season.
–The last time he went at least 4 games in a row was December 2012.
*Avery Bradley is just 26 minutes away from matching his career-high for minutes played in a season (1,435 in 2012-13).
*With 1 more 3-pointer, Jeff Green would set a new single-season career-high for 3-pointers made (104 in 2009-10 with the Thunder).
–He is just 11 free throws made away from matching his single-season career-high in that category (242 in 2008-09 with the Thunder).
*On Wednesday, Cole Aldrich recorded just his 3rd career NBA double-double.
–It was his first not in the month of April.
*On Wednesday, the Knicks attempted 6 more uncontested field goals than contested ones.
–The Celtics attempted 19 more contested field goals than uncontested ones.
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Suns
–The Celtics and Suns have alternated victories the last 5 times they have met in Boston.
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