Celtics at Pistons Stat Pack

*Rajon Rondo is only the 2^nd player since 2010-11 with at least 11 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists.
–Other player: Stephen Curry (14 points, 13 rebounds and 16 assists on December 27, 2013)
–Since the beginning of the 2010-11 season, Rondo has 4 such games (including 2 regular-season ones and 2 postseason ones). Coincidentally, 2 of those games were against the 76ers and 2 were against the Knicks.

*The Pistons’ 31.0 offensive rebounding percentage leads the NBA this season.

*The Pistons have made and attempted the 2^nd-most 2-pointers per game in the league this season.
–Best team: the Grizzlies

*The Pistons are 22-4 when outshooting their opponent this season.
–Otherwise: 5-45 (1 of those 45 losses was Friday night at Brooklyn).

*On Friday, the Pistons had 17 more offensive rebounds than the Nets.
–It was the first time that the Pistons did that against an opponent since April 3, 2013 against the Celtics (25 offensive rebounds for Detroit and 4 for Boston in the 98-93 C’s victory).

*If the Celtics lose on Saturday, it will be their 8^th consecutive loss.
–And that would mean that the 2013-14 C’s have 2 of their 12 worst losing streaks in franchise history.

*On Friday, the 76ers won their 2^nd consecutive game in Boston for the first time since 2006-07.

*The Celtics’ 11-game road losing streak is their longest since January/February 2007 (12 in a row).
–The last time the C’s lost more than 12 road games in a row: February to April 1979 (13 in a row)

*The last time the Celtics faced the Pistons, they had 38 assists and 5 turnovers as a team. It was only the 3^rd game of that kind in the NBA over the last 2 decades.
–January 23, 2008: the Cavaliers had 39 assists and 5 turnovers.
–February 28, 2003: the Timberwolves had 40 assists and 4 turnovers.

*In addition, the last time they met: the Celtics’ 118 points on Sunday were their 2^nd-most against the Pistons since the beginning of the 1995-96 season (119 points scored in 2010).

*One last thing from that meeting on March 9: Kelly Olynyk became the first Celtic to score at least 18 points in 18 or fewer minutes in the regular season since Al Jefferson in 2005.
–Paul Pierce did it in the 2012 playoffs, Rasheed Wallace did it in 2010 playoffs and Leon Powe did it in 2008 playoffs.

*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Pistons
–The C’s have dropped 6 of the last 8 meetings between the 2 squads.