TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 - BOSTON CELTICS   105    PHILADELPHIA 76ERS   74

* - Celtics’ streak of 27 consecutive quarters scoring 20+ points ended on Tuesday night when the Celtics managed just 19 in the first quarter. Of course, they scored 11 points in the final three minutes of the quarter to get to 19.

* - Ray Allen scored just 5 points in almost 31 minutes of playing time. It was the 4th time that he had scored 5 points or fewer while playing 30+ minutes in his career. Three of those have come since January 1, 2008.

* - Kevin Garnett scored 3 points in 23 minutes. It was just the 3rd time that Garnett has played 23+ minutes and scored 3 points or fewer in his career and the first time since 1996.

* - Boston’s bench went 13-16 from three, had just 1 turnover, and scored 62 points in 108 minutes. The Boston bench shot .704 (24-34) from the field, the first time that a Celtic bench has shot .700 or better while getting 20+ attempts since December 21, 1996, when the C’s bench went 17-22 against the Nets.

MOST 3-POINTERS BY BENCH IN NBA GAME SINCE 1991-92

14 - Denver Nuggets (3/16/08 vs Seattle)

14 - Sacramento Kings (3/30/99 vs Utah)

13 - Boston Celtics (11/3/09 vs Philadelphia)

13 - Milwaukee Bucks (3/25/09 vs Toronto)

13 - Orlando Magic (3/26/95 vs Golden State)

13 - Toronto Raptors (3/13/05 vs Philadelphia)

HIGHEST 3-POINT PERCENTAGE BY BENCH IN NBA GAME SINCE 1991-92 (min. 12 attempts)

.813 - Boston Celtics (11/3/09 vs Philadelphia; 13-16)

.786 - Phoenix Suns (1/7/08 vs Denver; 11-14)

.786 - Portland Trailblazers (4/15/09 vs Denver; 11-14)

.769 - Done three times; Most recently by Dallas (2/1/03 vs Denver; 10-13)

CELTICS - MOST BENCH MINUTES WITH 1 OR 0 TURNOVERS IN A GAME SINCE 1991-92

108 - Nov. 3, 2009 vs Philadelphia (1 turnover)

108 - Apr. 4, 1996 vs Orlando (1)

100 - Mar. 27, 1994 vs Philadelphia (1)

* - 76ers went 1-16 from three and shot just .363 from the field. It was just the 6th time that the Sixers have shot less than 10% on 3-pointers (min. 15 attempts) at home since 1991 and they are 0-7 in those games. It was also the 17th time dating back to 2003 that the Sixers have shot 36% or worse at home and they’ve lost all 17 of those games.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - BOSTON CELTICS   92    MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES    90

* - Rajon Rondo led the team with 16 FG attempts (making 8). It was the 12th time that Rondo has led (or tied) for the most FG attempts in a game since the start of last season and Boston is a perfect 12-0 in those games, including 5-0 on the road.

* - Celtics won on the road despite shooting just .446 from the floor and .263 (5-19) from three. They had lost their last 5 road games (dating back to last November) in which they had shot that poorly.

* - Rasheed Wallace attempted 7 three-pointers (making 2) and no two-pointers. It’s just the 2nd time in his career that he has attempted 7 or more three-pointers and no two-pointers. Both have come this season already.

* - The Timberwolves shot .520 from the floor at home but lost for just the 8th time in the last 13+ seasons. Since the 1996-97 season, Minnesota is now 77-8 at home when they shoot 52% or better.

* - After holding Minnesota to 2-11 from three, opponents are now shooting just .247 from beyond the arc against Boston this season, the lowest percentage in the league so far:

.247 - Boston Celtics

.265 - Miami Heat

.280 - Los Angeles Lakers

* - Wednesday marked the 12th consecutive regular season game in which the Celtics have failed to make a three-pointer during the first three minutes of the game. They are a combined 0-6 from the bonusphere in that span.

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