*Via Sean Grande: “Wednesday, April 16th will mark the earliest end to a Boston Celtics season in 35 years (April 8th, 1979, BOS 127, NJ 101 – C Maxwell 22)”
*Jeff Green’s 133 made 3’s this season are the 16th-most by a Celtic in a single season.
*The Celtics have given up 24 games of at least 50 percent shooting thus far this season.
–The last time the C’s gave up that many in a season: unsurprisingly, 2006-07 (27 times)
–The Celtics gave up a combined 18 games of at least 50 percent shooting in 2011-12 and 2012-13.
–The C’s averaged fewer than 11 games of giving up at least 50 percent shooting per season from 2007-08 to 2012-13.
*The Celtics have been a bottom-5 defensive team since the beginning of March.
–They are giving up 108.7 points per 100 possessions since March 1.
*The Celtics own the NBA’s best 3rd-quarter margin over the last 3 games (positive 11.7 points per game).
*The Celtics are on quite a few 3-point streaks.
–9 games in a row with more 3-point attempts than opponent (longest for C’s since 2003: 20 games)
–6 games in a row with more 3-point makes than opponent (longest for C’s since 2012: 6 games) – last time with 7 in a row: 2006
–5 games in a row with better 3-point percentage than opponent (longest for C’s since 2012: 8 games)
*The Wizards are tied for the longest current winning streak in the league (3 games).
*Washington has forced its opponents to the 2nd-highest turnover percentage in the NBA.
*The Wizards have played by far the most overtime games this season (12).
–Most single-season overtime games since Clippers and Kings played 13 each during the 2000-01 season.
*The Celtics are 10-7 against the Southeast Division this season, which is their only above-.500 record against a division.
–The Southeast Division has 4 playoff teams.
*The 76ers’ 54 bench points on Monday are the 5th-most by a bench unit against the C’s this season.
*Via Elias: “The 76ers closed out their home schedule with a 113-108 win over the Celtics, in which Michael Carter-Williams provided 21 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. You have to go back 36 years to find the last NBA rookie to hit all four of those markers in a game; Bernard King did that on March 24, 1978, playing for the New Jersey Nets against the Washington Bullets (26 points, 17 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals).”
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Wizards
–The Celtics had won 6 straight home games against the Wizards before losing in December.
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