*14 of Jeff Green’s 22 field goal attempts on Saturday were contested. Those 14 contested shots were a game-high. That is the most contested shot attempts for a Celtic in a game since Rajon Rondo attempted 18 against the Suns on February 19.
–Green made just 4 of those contested 14 shots that night. However, Green made 6 of his 8 uncontested shots on Saturday.
*Rondo had a game-high 3 secondary assists on Saturday. The last Celtic with that many secondary assists was Phil Pressey on January 29.
–The rest of the Celtics had 3 secondary assists on Saturday. The Pacers had 5.
*Rondo, who is averaging 83 touches per game this season (13th-highest in the league), has had at least 100 in each of his last 2 games and at least 100 in 4 of his last 5 games.
–Only 4 players (Isaiah Thomas on February 22, Brandon Knight on February 10, John Wall on January 22 [125 touches in overtime game] and Kendall Marshall on January 17) have had at least 100 touches against the Celtics since Rondo came back on January 17.
*The Warriors are 5-5 this season on no rest.
–They are 31-19 otherwise.
*The Celtics had 5 first-quarter turnovers on Saturday, but had only 3 the rest of the game.
–It was Boston’s 2nd-fewest turnover total in a game this season.
*Rondo has been fantastic from downtown recently.
–Rondo is now 12 of his last 25 from 3-point land after starting 4-of-19 this season.
–He missed his final 13 attempts from 3-point distance in 2012-13.
*Rondo has 3 straight double-doubles for the first time since January 22-25, 2013 (3 in a row).
–The last time he had 4 consecutive double-doubles games was October/November 2012 (7 in a row).
*On Saturday, Kris Humphries had his first double-double since January 21 at Miami. It was just his second home double-double as a Celtic (other one: December 31, 2013 vs. the Hawks)
–Unfortunately, the Celtics are 0-5 this season when Hump has double-doubled.
*Happy belated 22nd birthday to Jared Sullinger.
–The man out of Ohio State had exactly 22 steals and 22 blocks in his rookie year.
–In addition, Sullinger’s career corner 3-point percentage is 22.2 percent.
*The last time Jared Sullinger had more free throw attempts than 3-point attempts in a game was exactly a month ago.
*The Celtics have more offensive rebounds than their opponent in each of their last 9 games, which is their longest streak since February/March 2000 (13 games).
–It is the 3rd-longest streak by any team this season and the longest current streak in the league.
–The longest overall one this season: Grizzlies (14 straight in December/January)
*The Celtics have given up at least 100 points in each of their last 7 games for the first time since December 2004/January 2005 (11 in a row).
*The Celtics have a worse 3-point percentage than their opponent in each of their last 9 games, which matches the longest streak this season (Bucks in December/January).
–It the Celtics’ longest streak since January/February 1993 (9 games).
–Last time the Celtics went 10 in a row in the regular season: April/November 1991
*The Celtics have been outshot overall in each of their last 7 games, which is their longest streak since March 2003 (8 in a row).
–It is also the longest current streak in the league.
–The longest overall ones this season: 8 games (done 3 times: one each by Jazz, Bulls and Blazers)
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Warriors
–The Celtics have won the last 5 times they have hosted the Warriors.
–Last loss: 2006 (Al Jefferson, Baron Davis and Delonte West scored the final 3 buckets of that 96-95 Warriors victory)
–The C’s have also won 8 of their last 9 home games against Golden State.
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