*The Celtics were outscored in a quarter by at least 20 points for the first time since November 19, 2013 (Rockets 40, Celtics 18 after the first quarter).
*Brandon Bass matched a season-high with 20 points on Friday.
–The Celtics had won the previous 8 games (including 1 postseason contest) when Bass had scored at least 20 points.
*Phil Pressey as an NBA starter: 5 games played, 25.6 MPG, 8 PPG (15 points per 100 possessions), 5 APG (9.5 assists per 100 possessions), 53% 3-point percentage (3.1 made 3-pointers [5.7 attempted] per 100 possessions), 50% true shooting percentage, 18% usage percentage
–Reserve: 46 games played, 12.4 MPG, 2 PPG (8 points per 100 possessions), 2 APG (9.2 assists per 100 possessions), 18% 3-point percentage (0.8 made 3-pointers [4.6 attempted] per 100 possessions), 32% true shooting percentage, 13% usage percentage
*The Celtics’ only victory against the Pacific Division this season was against the Sacramento Kings.
*The Kings have a 3-2 record against the Atlantic Division this season, the only above .500 record for Sacramento against a division this season.
*The Kings have had the most difficult schedule thus far this season.
*The Kings are 0-8 this season when scoring fewer than 90 points.
–They are 5-0 this season when holding their opponent to fewer than 90 points.
–They are 1-15 this season when giving up more than 108 points.
–They are 0-10 this season when grabbing more than 15 offensive rebounds.
*The Kings have more free throw attempts than their opponent in each of their last 6 games, the team’s longest streak in over a year.
*The Celtics have more offensive rebounds than their opponent in each of their last 5 games, matching the team’s longest streak of the season.
*The last time the Celtics and Kings faced off, it was Isaiah Thomas’s 25th birthday.
–This time around, it is another point guard’s birthday: Rajon Rondo is 28.
*MarShon Brooks scored a season-high 14 points on 7 field goals made Friday with a game-high plus/minus of +21.
–In 10 games as a Celtic: 31 points on 9 field goals made (7 of which were 2-pointers)
–In 7 games as a Warrior: 13 points on 5 field goals made
*Kent Bazemore, who was averaging 2.3 points per game this season and 2.0 per game in his career before Friday, scored a career-high 15 points against the Celtics.
*The Celtics are 0-11 on the road against Western Conference opponents this season.
–The last 16 times that the Celtics have gone to a Western Conference building, they have fallen.
–The last time the green won a road game against a Western Conference opponent: February 25, 2013 against the Utah Jazz.
*The Celtics have won 2 of their last 3 games on the second night of back-to-backs since starting the season 2-9 in those situations.
–All 4 of the Celtics’ wins on the second night of back-to-backs this season have come on the road, 3 of which were against current playoff teams in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, 2 of those 3 squads would be far back in the playoff race in the Western Conference.
*The Kings have played just one game in the 9 days before Saturday.
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Kings
–Streaks for the Celtics in Sacramento (most recent is first): currently a 2-game losing streak, which was preceded 4-game winning streak and an 11-game losing streak before that
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