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*After playing 6 games, the Celtics have the 5^th-best 4^th Quarter margin (+2.2 points per game) in the NBA while having the 11^th-worst scoring margin (-2.83) in the league overall.

–In the New Big Three Era, the Celtics have never finished in the top 5 in 4^th Quarter margin.

*The Celtics are now 2-0 on the 2^nd night of back-to-backs this season.

–Those 2 victories have impressively been on the road.

*Last season, the Celtics were 12-9 on no rest.

–Last season, when the Celtics were at home on no rest, their record was 8-0.

–Last season, when the Celtics were on the road on no rest, their record was 4-9.

*The Celtics average the 3^rd most points per fastbreak possession (2.2) in the NBA this season after finishing in the bottom 10 in the league the last 2 seasons.

1^st in 2012-13: Thunder (2.5)

2^nd in 2012-13: Mavericks (2.4)

*Around the NBA: Before Sunday night’s game against the Miami Heat, the most three-pointers made by the Memphis Grizzlies in a game this season was just 6.

–In 27 minutes off the bench, Wayne Ellington made 7 three-pointers by himself on Sunday.

–The Grizzlies made 14 three-pointers as a team, the most by the franchise in a game since April 2, 2008 when Memphis hit 15 three-pointers against the Knicks.

*Milestone Watch:

–All-time Points Scored–

16. Patrick Ewing 24,815

17. Allen Iverson 24,368

18. Kevin Garnett 24,366            (Garnett needs 3 to move into 17^th place)

–All-Time Three-Pointers Made–

7. Dale Ellis 1,719

8. Rashard Lewis 1,700            (Lewis needs 20 to move into 7^th place)

9. Paul Pierce 1,691                        (Pierce needs 10 to move into 8^thplace)

–All-Time Offensive Rebounds–

22. Elton Brand 3,050

23. Shawn Kemp 3,026

24. Kevin Garnett 3,017            (Garnett needs 10 to move into 23^rd place)