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*The Celtics have now won 5 straight games against the Wizards. The last time the Wizards beat the Celtics was April 11, 2011 (95-94 in OT in Washington).

*The longest streak of consecutive wins over the Wizards for the New Big Three Era Celtics is 6 games (December 2008 to March 2010). The last time the Celtics had a longer streak of beating the Wizards was a 7-game streak from November 1992 to March 1994.

*The Celtics are now 13-3 against the Wizards since the beginning of the 2008-09 season.

*Before Saturday night, the Celtics had lost their last 2 games against the Wizards that were decided by 3 or fewer points.

*I know it’s early, but the Celtics have 5^th worst scoring differential (-7.0) in the NBA. The Knicks lead the league at +19.3 and the Mavericks are 2^nd at +9.8.

*Milestone Watch:

–All-Time Steals–

17. Ron Harper 1,716

18. Fat Lever 1,666

19. Kevin Garnett 1,665            (Garnett needs 2 to move into 18^th place)

–All-Time Offensive Rebounds–

22. Elton Brand 3,047

23. Shawn Kemp 3,026

24. Kevin Garnett 3,013            (Garnett needs 14 to move into 23^rd place)

–All-time Points Scored–

16. Patrick Ewing 24,815

17. Allen Iverson 24,368

18. Kevin Garnett 24,309            (Garnett needs 60 to move into 17^th place)

–All-Time Games Played–

17. Terry Porter 1,274

18. John Havlicek 1,270

19. Kevin Garnett 1,258            (Garnett needs 13 to move into 18^th place)

–All-Time Three-Pointers Made–

7. Dale Ellis 1,719

8. Rashard Lewis 1,697            (Lewis needs 23 to move into 7^th place)

9. Paul Pierce 1,685                        (Pierce needs 13 to move into 8^th place)