Fun with Early Season Stats

by Green17 on Nov 10, 2007 7:26 AM EST in Boston Celtics News & Links

Good morning fellow fans of the best team in the league.

Take a look at some of the league stats this morning:

The Celtics lead the league in point differential at +18.0 ppg (next closest is 11 ppg)
The defense, which has been a focal point this season, is 3rd best giving up an average of 87.8 points per game, only 0.5 points away from the leader Detroit
However, the defense is tops in the league on a FG % basis giving up a stingy 39.8% per game! (that's crazy)
Oh and to compliment the defensive prowess, the offense ranks 7th in the league in points per game, but is the top shooting team, making 54.5% of their attempts (also crazy).
On the glass, the Celtics have the third best rebounding differential per game - thanks to KG who leads the league in boards per game.
The PGA tour is among the top 20 in ppg.
Ray Allen is 2nd in the NBA in FG % at 63% - which is unbelievable for a perimeter player. And KG isn't that far behind at 6th.
Rondo is 2nd only to AI in steals per game.
While Garnett leads the team in assists per game, as a group the Celtics are 2nd in the league in team assists.

Yes its only 4 games, which is too early to make any real conclusions, but this is a great start.

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two more off the top of my head…

1. Celtics are the only undefeated team in the league

2. no Celtics outside the big three scored in the first quarter of last night’s game

by Jeff Clark on Nov 10, 2007 9:41 AM EST reply actions

the only stat that counts-4-0. i bet they are near the top in turnovers. they are getting to know each other and trying to make the extra pass, hence the tunovers.

by nazzbo on Nov 10, 2007 9:55 AM EST reply actions

the stats are even more fun when you adjust for pace: 1st in defensive efficiency, 2nd in offensive!

by NBAspaceLAZER3000 on Nov 10, 2007 10:01 AM EST reply actions

Wow they are the New England Patriots of the NBA

by NYCeltics17 on Nov 10, 2007 10:19 AM EST reply actions

It’s so funny – before reading this post, the first thing I did this mornign was look at the league team stats. I was surprised to see the Celtics at the top of just about every category. This is such a different feeling for me. I became a Cs fan in Bird’s waning years. Yet, basketball is my favorite sport. I’ve never known what it felt like to follow a dominant Celtics team. I really don’t know what to do with myself.

by migit on Nov 10, 2007 11:24 AM EST reply actions

Jeff,

Perhaps you could start a poll or contest to identify the NBA team that would give the Celts their first lost (or predict how long the winning streak would be.)

by TheGreenThumb on Nov 10, 2007 12:16 PM EST reply actions