How much of a romp was the Celtics' 119-80 win ove Charlotte? The Sultan of Stat even went for 15 points and 7 rebounds. (You have to look at the super secret box score, but it's there.) The modest @dicklipe.bsky.social leaves out his heroics, but delivers his usual high-quality noteage. ⬇️

MOST 30-POINT GAMES, CELTIC HISTORY (Regular Season & Playoffs) 266 - Larry Bird 213 - Paul Pierce 209 - John Havlicek 202 - JAYSON TATUM

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

PLAYERS WITH AT LEAST 10 3'S & 15 OFFENSIVE REBS, OFF BENCH Luka Garza, BOS - 11 3's, 15 O-REB Mario Hezonja, CLE - 12 3's, 15 O-REB

The Sultan of Stat, @dicklipe.bsky.social, takes you on a tour of the Celtics' wobbly win over the Bucks. A 22-point lead turned into a late deficit before the Bostonians gathered themselves and avoided a bad loss.

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

MOST MINUTES THIS SEASON WITHOUT A FTA 140 - Hauser 139 - Scheierman 111 - Gary Payton II

The Sultan of Stat, @dicklipe.bsky.social, dutifully files his noteage from the Celtics' unattractive loss in Houston... But if all you knew was that Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard, Derrick White and Sam Hauser combined to shoot 2 for 22 on 3-pointers, you could pretty much guess the rest.

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.

The Sultan of Stat, @dicklipe.bsky.social -- still on a sugar high from over-indulging in Halloween candy -- sends noteage you didn't know from today's Celtic victory in Orlando. Featuring cameo appearances by Paul Pierce, Ed Macauley, Cedric Maxwell, John Havlicek and Cooper Flagg. ⬇️

CELTICS WITH AT LEAST 55 FTA IN A 4-GAME SPAN Paul Pierce - 12 times Ed Macauley - 9 times Cedric Maxwell - 7 times JAYSON TATUM - TODAY

Jayson Tatum is the 1st Celtic to take 54 FTA in a 4-game span since Paul Pierce in 2008

HIGHEST 2ND-Q FG PCT (inc. today) .727 - Zion Williamson, NO .667 - Dyson Daniels, ATL .652 - JAYSON TATUM, BOS .650 - Evan Mobley, CLE .609 - Jaylen Brown, PHI (Min. 20 FGA)

The Sultan of Stat, @dicklipe.bsky.social, beats last call with noteage from the second Celtic victory over Chicago in five days. Payton Pritchard, Jayson Tatum and Paul George get top billing, but there's also a shoutout to the Celts' three-headed pivot monster. ⬇️

The only Celtics to have at least 100 points, 25 rebounds and 25 assists during the season's first 4 games are Larry Bird (4 times), John Havlicek and Jayson Tatum.

The Sultan of Stat, @dicklipe.bsky.social, sends Jayson Tatum-centric noteage in the wake of the Celtics' OT win against the Nets. Larry Bird, Paul Pierce and John Havlicek make cameo appearances. ⬇️

Jayson Tatum became just the 2nd Celtic with 40+ points, 8 rebounds and no turnovers in a game, in addition to draining the buzzer-beating game-winner Larry Bird did it twice, against Portland in 1988 and against Orlando in 1990.

Tatum enters tonight as the only player in the NBA with at least 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the 1st quarter this season.

The Celtics did something for the first time in their history Monday night - ans something else for the first time since 2014. ... The Sultan of Stat, @dicklipe.bsky.social, has those answers and more from the blowout of the Bulls. ⬇️

MOST GAMES WITH 5+ 3’S OFF BENCH, CAREER 57 - Malik Beasley, 2018-25 47 - Tim Hardaway Jr, 2013-26 47 - Buddy Hield, 2017-26 44 - J.R. Smith, 2006-14 41 - Payton Pritchard, 2020-26

Tatum was the first Celtic to have at least 5 FG, 5 FT, 5 REB and 5 AST in a 1st half since Paul Pierce (twice in 2004). It was only the 2nd time in his career he's had at least 19 points, 6 rebs and 5 assists by halftime.

Tatum was the first Celtic to have at least 5 FG, 5 FT, 5 REB and 5 AST in a 1st half since Paul Pierce (twice in 2004). It was only the 2nd time in his career he's had at least 19 points, 6 rebs and 5 assists by halftime.

Tatum had 5 assists in the 1st quarter and is now tied for 2nd most 1st Q assists this season with 11. Only Keyonte George (Utah) has more.

The Sultan of Stat sends the email, and I pass it along... @dicklipe.bsky.social with the relevant noteage from the Celtic victory over the Knicks. ⬇️

The Knicks are only the 7th defending NBA champion to start the season 0-2! Dallas had been the most recent (2011-12) and the Lakers are on the list twice, once in Minneapolis (1953-54) and once in LA (2002-03).

CELTIC HISTORY: MOST STEALS IN SEASON'S 1ST 2 GAMES 9 - Larry Bird, 1985 7 - PAUL GEORGE, 2026 7 - Kenny Anderson, 2000 7 - Kenny Anderson, 2001 7 - Sherman Douglas, 1993

This is the 1st time in 28 career regular season games for Anunoby that he has scored more than 14 points vs. the Celtics. He does have 4 20-point games vs. Celtics in the postseason. Anunoby's career regular season scoring average vs. Boston (9.0) is his lowest vs. any team.