8 Magic Numbers Heading Into The All-Star Break

8 stats that I find interesting from the first two-thirds of the Boston Celtics season

After tonight’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, we won’t see the Boston Celtics play basketball until Thursday, Feb. 20. That game will be against the Philadelphia 76ers.

After a 6 week (or so) stretch of questionable basketball, the Celtics have turned on the jets as the All-Star break emerged on the horizon. They’re 6-1 over the last two weeks. During those 14 days, they’re 4th in defensive rating (110.3) and 8th in offensive rating (121.6) — not too shabby considering the concerns we all had during December and January.

With a much-needed break in the schedule less than 24 hours away (for the Celtics) I thought it would be a good time to look at some of the numbers from the two-thirds of the season that has passed.

So, let’s dive into some magic numbers — p.s. I like this format as a mid-way and end-of-season look at what the team is doing well.

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