Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Celtics vs. 76ers Stat Pack
*The 76ers will be the 26th different team that Brad Stevens will face in his NBA career.
–That starts a streak of 4 consecutive weeks in which the Brad Stevens will have faced a new team (Kings, then Mavericks and then Suns).
*Both the Celtics and 76ers have the following in common:
–They each have lost their last 3 games (tied for Eastern Conference’s longest current losing streak with the Bucks).
–They each are 2-8 in their last 10 games.
–They are both 9.5 games out of first place in the Atlantic Division.
*Via 76ers game notes: “Carter-Williams is on pace to become just the third player dating back to 1950-51 to lead all rookies in ppg, rpg and apg (Oscar Robertson in 1960-61 and Alvan Adams in 1975-76)”
–Michael Carter-Williams is a native of Hamilton, Massachusetts
*The 76ers have given up 109.9 points per game this season, which would be the franchise’s worst since 1992-93 (110.1 PPG).
*Via 76ers game notes: “Philly is averaging 101.3 points per game this season… the Sixers haven’t averaged 100+ points in a season since 1996-97 (100.2 ppg)”
–This would also be the team’s highest since 1992-93 (104.3 PPG).
*The 76ers are tied for the most total 2-point attempts in the NBA this season (3,008 with the Pelicans).
–The 76ers have played 45 games, but the Pelicans have played only 44 games.
*The 76ers are averaging the 3rd-most steals (9.1 per game) in the league this season.
*The 76ers have had fewer blocks in each of their last 8 games, their longest streak since 2010-11.
–This 8-game streak is tied for the longest one in the NBA this season (tied with Knicks and Cavaliers)
*Even though the Celtics were blown out Tuesday, the Celtics still have yet to give up 30 points to a player on the road this season.
–Last player to do that against the Celtics in the regular season: none other than Jerryd Bayless (March 23, 2013).
*Kris Humphries had a season-high 8 free throws attempted on Tuesday.
–Hump, who is a 68% career free-throw shooter, is now just under 88% on the season.
–In the last 2 decades, there has only been 2 Celtics who have had a season of 89% or better free-throw shooting (minimum 50 attempts: Ray Allen 4 times and Wally Szczerbiak twice).
*The Celtics have lost 3 consecutive home games.
–A loss Wednesday would tie the Celtics’ longest home losing streak of the season (November 13 to 27).
–The last time the Celtics had multiple 4-game home losing streaks in a season (2006-07: 3 of them – one was 13 games long and two others at 4 games long)
*Tomorrow in Celtics history: January 30, 1994 – The Celtics retired Hall of Fame power forward Kevin McHale’s No. 32 at halftime of their 106-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. 76ers
–The Celtics have taken 7 of their last 9 regular-season games from the 76ers at TD Garden.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Celtics at Knicks Stat Pack
*Jared Sullinger’s 8 games of at least 5 offensive rebounds is the most of any player this January, which is the most such games in a single month for a Celtics player since Antoine Walker had 8 in January 1997.
–There have been a combined 5 performances of at least 5 offensive rebounds by Celtics not named Sullinger this season.
–Next most in January 2014: DeAndre Jordan, Joakim Noah, Zach Randolph and Tristan Thompson with 6 each
–Andre Drummond had 12 games of at least 5 offensive rebounds in December 2013, the most in one month this season.
*Tyson Chandler has put up double-doubles in 3 of his last 5 games after having only 2 in his first 15 contests this season.
*For the first time in a month and a half, Brandon Bass scored 17 points.
–In addition, for the first time in his career, he made all of his shots when attempting at least 6 field goals.
*For the first time as a Celtic, Gerald Wallace had double-digit points in consecutive games.
*Sunday was Rondo’s first game with multiple 3-pointers at TD Garden in the regular season since Feb 7, 2010 (also a loss).
–That was only the 5th time in the regular season that Rondo had multiple 3-pointers made (has done it 3 times in the playoffs at TD Garden)
*Sunday was Olynyk’s 4th career NBA game with 2 blocks, but the Celtics are 0-4 in those games.
*The Celtics are 2-17 this season when shooting worse than 43 percent from the field.
*The Knicks’ turnover percentage is 12.1%, 2nd-best in the league.
–The Celtics have improved in turnover percentage recently, but remain in the bottom 10 in the league (14.5% – 23rd in the NBA)
*Via ESPN: Carmelo Anthony’s 97 points are tied for 3rd-most in Knicks history by a player in a 2-game span.
*The Knicks are 1-21 when trailing at halftime this season (worst record in the NBA).
–The Celtics are 2-20 when trailing at halftime this season.
*The Knicks are 1-22 when trailing at the end of 3 this season (also worst record in the NBA).
–The Celtics are 3-24 when trailing at the end of 3 this season.
–1 of those 3 victories was on December 13 when the Celtics hosted the Knicks at TD Garden.
*The Knicks are 0-12 this season when giving up at least 108 points.
–The Celtics are 0-11 this season when scoring fewer than 88 points.
*Jared Sullinger did not attempt a 3-pointer on Sunday for the first time since January 7 at Denver.
–Sullinger has not gone consecutive games this season without attempting a 3-pointer.
*The Celtics have yet to give up 30 points to a player on the road this season.
–Every other team has already given up at least 2 such performances.
*For Sunday against the Magic: the Celtics are 1 of 3 major North American professional teams to play on each of the last 6 Super Bowl Sundays.
–The Montreal Canadiens have played on each of the last 9 Super Bowl Sundays (they were scheduled to play on Super Bowl Sunday in 2005, but there was the lockout).
–The Celtics and Washington Capitals have each played on the last 6 Super Bowl Sundays. This will be the 3rd time the Celtics will have faced the Magic on Super Bowl Sunday in that span.
–The Heat played on 3 consecutive Super Bowl Sundays from 2011 to 2013.
*On This Date in Knicks history (via Knicks game notes):
–January 28, 1980: Red Holzman joins Red Auerbach as the second coach in NBA history to record 600 victories, as the Knicks defeat Golden State 107-103 at Madison Square Garden. Bill Cartwright leads three Knicks 20-point scorers with 28 points.
–January 28, 1997: Chris Childs three-point bomb with :08.4 left is the difference as the Knicks defeat Boston 109-107 at Madison Square Garden. It was the Knicks 15th straight home win and 18th straight win over the Celtics [that was a part of 21 consecutive Knick wins over the Celtics, the most consecutive wins ever for one team against the Celtics].
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Knicks
–The last time the Celtics won 3 consecutive regular-season games against the Knicks: the 2010-11 season
–The Celtics have topped 100 points 8 of their last 10 regular-season games at Madison Square Garden (Knicks were at 100 or above in 7 of those contests).
–Earlier this season, the Celtics defeated the Knicks twice in the same week in the regular season for the first time since 1991.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Celtics vs. Nets Stat Pack
*Kevin Garnett, who registered his 2nd double-double of the season on Friday, has had a great career against the Celtics: his career average of 22.6 points per game is his most against any NBA franchise (his 2nd-most: 20.5 against the Kings).
–Kevin Garnett has won 3 of his last 4 meetings against the Celtics, but has not defeated them in Boston since 2005.
–Garnett has also scored more than 10 points every time he has faced the Celtics in his career (24 games: 13-11 overall record).
*The former Celtics that are on the Brooklyn bench could make a starting lineup of their own: Paul Pierce (1998-2013 with the Celtics), Kevin Garnett (2007-13), Jason Terry (2012-13), Joe Johnson (2001-02) and Roy Rodgers (1997-98).
–Lawrence Frank could be their coach.
*2 years ago to the day (January 26, 2012): Pierce, Garnett and the Celtics made a 27-point comeback against the Magic, the C’s largest comeback in 16 seasons.
*Via the Nets’ NBA.com game notes: Kevin Garnett’s 31.6 defensive rebounding percentage leads all NBA players this season.
–2nd-best: Kevin Love (30.5)
–4th-best: Reggie Evans (30.4)
*The Nets are an NBA-best 9-1 in January.
–The team’s 4-game winning streak is currently the best in the Eastern Conference.
*Via Elias: “Mirza Teletovic came off the Nets bench to score 34 points in their win over the Mavericks. It’s the most points scored in an NBA game this season by any non-starter and the most for a Nets sub since Derrick Coleman scored 35 points in a 130-120 Nets win at the Boston Garden on January 15, 1992.”
*Via the Nets’ NBA.com game notes: “The Nets have now won 13 straight games they have led at halftime (dating back to 11/26/13 victory over Toronto).”
*Via the Nets’ NBA.com game notes: “The Nets improved to 8-0 in 2014 with Kevin Garnett in the lineup (KG sat out the 1/4 victory over Cleveland and the 1/11 loss to Toronto). In those eight games, Garnett is shooting 31-46 (67.4%) from the field.”
*The Nets are 16-2 this season when having a better field-goal percentage than their opponent.
*Jared Sullinger has missed his last 5 shots from 3-point distance.
–He has made just 1 for his last 13 attempts from deep.
–His 3-point shooting percentage has decreased each month: November 32%; December 26%; and January 22%
*The Celtics missed 22 of their 27 shots from deep Friday.
–That tied the most 3-point misses in a game this season for the Celtics (now done 3 times).
*Friday was the largest home loss of the season for the Celtics.
–The last time the Celtics lost by that much at the Garden: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals in 2012 when the Celtics crowd chanted, “Let’s Go Celtics,” for the final few minutes of the game.
*On December 10 against the Celtics, Joe Johnson scored single-digit points in at least 30 minutes played for the first time in a regular-season game since March 20, 2013 (also did it in Game 7 of the Nets’ 2013 first-round series vs. Bulls).
–Johnson has also done that 4 times in the last month.
*After each of the Celtics starters blocked a shot on Wednesday, Boston did not record a block on Friday.
–Before the game against the Thunder, the last time the Celtics did not have a block in a game: November 18, 2012 at Detroit (last time at the Garden: March 23, 2011).
*Happy 25th birthday to MarShon Brooks, who has played just 2 minutes with the Golden State Warriors since being traded there.
*Recent Meetings: Celtics vs. Nets
–Since moving to Brooklyn, the Nets are 4-1 against the Celtics.
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