NBC Sports Boston Celtic statistician and researcher. Longtime Bentley University SID who retired at the end of 2025 following nearly 50 years of service.
LARGEST COMEBACKS IN THE MAZZULLA ERA
26 - Boston at Philadelphia, 2/2/25
22 - BOSTON AT TORONTO, TONIGHT
22 - Boston vs. Miami, 2/6/26
21 - Boston vs. Detroit, 12/28/23
20 - Boston vs. Indiana, 12/22/25
MOST GAMES WITH 3+ 3'S AND 3+ BLOCKS - Corrected
49 - Brook Lopez
47 - Durant
47 - Myles Durant
45 - Porzingis
39 - Wembanyama
28 - Jaren Jackson Jr.
26 - Nowitzki
23 - WHITE
White has the most by a guard
MOST GAMES WITH 3+ 3'S AND 3+ BLOCKS
49 - Brook Lopez
47 - Durant
47 - Myles Durant
45 - Porzingis
39 - Wembanyama
28 - Jaren Jackson Jr.
26 - Nowitzki
23 - PRITCHARD
Pritchard has the most by a guard
Key numbers from the first half..
Celtics: 17-2 run over the final 5:10
Toronto 10/18 3's 1st Q, 2/8 2nd Q
C's: 10-0 2nd chance points
Tatum: 19 pts, 5 asst, 4 reb, 1 blk
C's: 16-7 advantage in FTM
Bos: 9 pts off 3 Raptor turns
MOST 35-POINT GAMES BY A CELTIC, Age 36+
2 - Paul George, 38 at DET, 36 at PHIL, 2026
1 - John Havlicek, 38 at WASH, 4/11/76
1 - Robert Parish, 38 vs. DEN, 12/8/89
A few 1st half numbers..
Boston +12 in bench points
3's: Hauser 3/4, Phil 3/16
FG PCT: Bos 49%, Phil 39%
FT: Bos 3/3, Phil 18/22
Pts off TO: Bos 10, Phil 5
George: 17 pts in 15:20
The Celtics have tied the franchise record for most players in a game with an offensive rebound (11)
It previously occurred:
vs. Utah, 11/17/18
vs. Seattle, 12/29/95
vs. Milwaukee, 1/15/84
vs. Chicago, 12/8/73
vs. Phoenix, 11/9/73
This is only the 5th time in the play-by-play era (since 1997), and the first time since 2000, that the Celtics have at least 14 offensive rebounds and 6 steals in the 1st half.
Tonight vs Milwaukee
2/28/00 vs Dallas
4/12/98 vs Indiana
1/15/98 vs Vancouver
11/2/97 vs Orlando
CELTIC HISTORY: MOST GAMES WITH 5+ 3'S
100 - Jayson Tatum (tonight is #100)
52 - Payton Pritchard
51 - Derrick White
47 - Jaylen Brown
37 - Paul Pierce
(Regular season only)
In the 1st Q, Tatum accounted for 30 points, between points and assists.
That was the 2nd most prolific quarter of his career, trailing the 32 he put up in the May 2021 play-in game vs. Washington.
TATUM: 5th time in career with 18 points in 1st Q
2/1/23 vs. Brooklyn
3/17/24 at Washington
2/28/25 vs. Cleveland
3/6/25 vs. Philadelphia
Tonight at Charlotte
Paul George is just the 2nd player in the NBA this season with at least 10 points and 3 steals in the opening quarter.
Luka Doncic had 16 points and 4 steals vs. Toronto Nov. 1.
Houston's Alperen Sengun became the first player in NBA history to have multiple career games with at least 25 pts, 10 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and a .800 FG% vs. BOS. That’s a stat line that has only been achieved 6 times (Sengun twice, Haliburton, Simmons, Payne, Stockton).
This is Tatum's 5th consecutive game with at least 8 FTA and 6 assists.
That ties the Celtic record, set by Tiny Archibald in 1981 and matched by Larry Bird 6 years later.
