I have prepared a Spread Sheet (email me if you request a copy) where by you can compare the Celtics vs their opponents in Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, and Turnovers per 100 possessions.

Points per 100 possesions - Celtics 106.42, Opponents 95.40

Offensive Rebounds / 100 - Celtics 9.49, Opponents 11.6
Defensive Rebounds / 100 - Celtics 31.9, Opponents 29.9
Assists / 100 - Celtics 25.6, Opponents 19.1
Steals / 100 - Celtics 9.41, Oppenents 7.23
Blocks / 100 - Celtics 5.6, Opponents 4.73
Turnovers / 100 - Celtics 14.9, Opponents 16.7

Celtics need to improve their rebounding and they took a big step in Orlando tonight to do just that.

FG% Boston 48.7, Opponents 43.6
FT% Boston 79.0, Opponents 73.0

Celtics have taken 709, Opponents 663 - No room to complain about the officials.

Celtics are 23 and 5 and that includes 3 win 4 loss stretch between Nov 6 and Nov 20.

Last year Boston lost at the Lakers at Christmas and fell to 27 wins, 3 losses. This year the Celtics have a high workload between Jan. 6 and Feb 7 (17 games in 32 days) and between Feb 16 to Mar 20 (19 games in 33 days).

Celtics have two Amen corners coming up:

Feb 18 - @LAL, 19 @PDX, 21@DEN
Mar 19 - @HOU, 20 @DAL, 22 @UT

Both of these Roadies will test the Celtics defensive, Rebounding, and Mental toughness resolve that seemed to be missing at times last year going toward the playoffs (and ultimately led to our demise).