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The Chase For 70 -- Boston Celtics

Posted Jan 10 2008 10:53AM

After importing Two NBA Future Hall of Famers, in the Off season-Ray Allen from Seattle, and Kevin Garnett from Minnesota. The Celtics have started off great.

• See how Boston's 20-game start ranks historically.

Jan. 10, 2007 -- Only one team in NBA history has ever won 70 games in a single season, but the 2007-08 Boston Celtics are making an early run at the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Coach Doc Rivers is trying to maintain perspective and keep an eye on the team's overall play, rather than game-by-game performance.

''The record's nice and all that, but that's not our goal,'' Rivers told the Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 9. ''I don't even know what our record is, but whatever it is, that's not what our goal is. We're just trying to get better and improve. You know, we've won games, but we can be a better basketball team. Everybody in our locker room, as long as they have that understanding, we're going to be OK.''

Despite losing to Charlotte last night, Boston's record is 29-4, and a return to their winning ways will keep them on pace to surpass 70. If they maintain their .879 winning percentage, the Celtics will tie the record with 72.1 wins .. or 72, because they play full games in real life.

While they've already surpassed last season's win total (24), as the schedule's second quarter plays out, the Celtics will face stiff competition from squads like Dallas, Portland and Orlando in coming weeks.

None of that stops us from counting to 70. With each Celtics victory, we'll continue to use the best season on record as a measuring stick for Boston' success. So, take a look at how this year's elite squad stacks up against Jordan, Pippen and the Bulls of yore:

2007-08 BOSTON CELTICS Current Pace: 74-8 (.902)								GM	1995-96 CHICAGO BULLS NBA Record: 72-10 (.878)
DATE	VS	RESULT	REC	STR	OPP	DIFF	AVG DIFF	#	DATE	VS	RESULT	REC	STR	OPP	DIFF	AVG DIFF
11/2	WAS	W 103-83	1-0	W1	0-1	+20	20.0	1	11/3	CHA	W 105-91	1-0	W1	0-0	+14	14.0
11/4	@ TOR	W 98-95 (OT)	2-0	W2	2-0	+3	11.5	2	11/4	BOS	W 107-85	2-0	W2	0-1	+22	18.0
11/7	DEN	W 119-93	3-0	W3	2-2	+26	16.3	3	11/7	TOR	W 117-108	3-0	W3	1-1	+9	15.0
11/9	ATL	W 106-83	4-0	W4	2-2	+23	18.0	4	11/9	@ CLE	W 106-88	4-0	W4	0-3	+18	15.8
11/10	@ NJN	W 112-101	5-0	W5	4-1	+11	16.6	5	11/11	POR	W 110-106	5-0	W5	2-3	+4	13.4
11/13	@ IND	W 101-86	6-0	W6	3-3	+15	16.3	6	11/14	@ ORL	L 88-94	5-1	L1	5-1	-6	10.2
11/14	NETS	W 91-69	4-3	W7	3-3	+22	17.1	7	11/15	CLE	W 113-94	6-1	W1	0-6	+19	11.4
11/16	MIA	W 92-91	8-0	W8	1-7	+1	15.1	8	11/17	NJN	W 109-94	7-1	W2	3-3	+15	11.9
11/18	@ ORL	L 102-104	8-1	L1	8-2	-2	13.2	9	11/21	@ DAL	W 108-102 (OT)	8-1	W3	5-4	+6	11.2
11/21	GSW	W 105-82	9-1	W1	3-6	+23	14.2	10	11/22	@ SAS	W 103-94	9-1	W4	6-2	+9	11.0
11/23	LAL	W 107-94	10-1	W2	6-5	+13	14.1	11	11/24	@ UTA	W 90-85	10-1	W5	10-2	+5	10.5
11/24	@ CHA	W 96-95	11-1	W3	6-6	+1	13.0	12	11/26	@ SEA	L 92-97	10-2	L1	8-5	-5	9.2
11/27	@ CLE	L 104-109 (OT)	11-2	L1	9-5	-5	11.6	13	11/27	@ POR	W 107-104	11-2	W1	6-6	+3	8.7
11/29	NYK	W 104-59	12-2	W1	4-9	+45	14.0	14	11/30	@ VAN	W 94-88	12-2	W2	2-12	+6	8.5
11/30	@ MIA	W 95-85	13-2	W2	4-10	+10	13.7	15	12/2	@ LAC	W 104-98	13-2	W3	7-8	+6	8.3
12/2	CLE	W 80-70	14-2	W3	9-8	+10	13.5	16	12/6	NYK	W 101-94	14-2	W4	13-4	+7	8.3
12/5	@ PHI	W 113-103	15-2	W4	5-12	+10	13.3	17	12/8	SAS	W 106-87	15-2	W5	11-4	+19	8.9
12/7	TOR	W 112-84	16-2	W5	10-9	+28	14.1	18	12/9	@ MIL	W 118-106	16-2	W6	6-10	+12	9.1
12/8	@ CHI	W 92-81	17-2	W6	6-11	+11	13.9	19	12/13	ORL	W 112-103	17-2	W7	17-4	+9	9.1
12/12	SAC	W 90-78	18-2	W7	11-6	+12	13.9	20	12/14	@ ATL	W 127-108	18-2	W8	10-11	+19	9.6
12/14	MIL	W 104-82	19-2	W8	9-12	+22	14.2	21	12/16	LAL	W 108-88	19-2	W9	12-11	+20	10.0
12/16	@ TOR	W 90-77	20-2	W9	14-10	+13	14.2	22	12/18	@ BOS	W 123-114	20-2	W10	11-10	+9	10.0
12/19	DET	L 85-87	20-3	L1	17-7	-2	13.5	23	12/19	DAL	W 114-101	21-2	W11	7-14	+13	10.1
12/21	CHI	W 107-82	21-3	W1	9-14	+25	14.0	24	12/22	TOR	W 113-104	22-2	W12	8-18	+9	10.1
12/23	ORL	W 103-91	22-3	W2	18-10	+12	13.9	25	12/23	UTA	W 100-86	23-2	W13	17-8	+14	10.2
12/26	@ SAC	W 89-69	23-3	W3	11-15	+20	14.1	26	12/26	@ IND	L 97-103	23-3	L1	13-11	-6	9.6
12/27	@ SEA	W 104-96	24-3	W4	8-20	+8	13.9	27	12/29	IND	W 120-93	24-3	W1	15-11	+27	10.3
12/29	@UTA	W 104-98	25-3	W5	16-15	+6	13.6	28	12/30	ATL	W 95-93	25-3	W2	13-14	+2	10.0
12/30	@ LAL	W 110-91	26-3	W6	19-10	+19	13.8	29	1/3	HOU	W 100-86	26-3	W3	23-8	+14	10.1
1/2	HOU	W 97-93	27-3	W7	15-16	+4	13.5	30	1/4	@ CHA	W 117-93	27-3	W4	14-16	24	10.6
1/4	MEM	W 100-96	28-3	W8	9-22	+4	13.2	31	1/6	MIL	W 113-84	28-3	W5	12-18	+29	11.2
1/5	@ DET	W 92-85	29-3	W9	26-7	+7	13.0	32	1/10	SEA	W 113-87	29-3	W6	23-9	+26	11.6
1/9	CHA	L 83-95	29-4	L1	12-21	-12	12.2	33	1/13	@ PHI	W 120-93	30-3	W7	7-25	+27	12.1
1/11	@ NJN	7:30 p.m.						34	1/15	@ WAS	W 116-109	31-3	W8	18-17	+7	11.9
1/12	@ WAS	7:30 p.m.						35	1/16	PHI	W 116-104	32-3	W9	7-26	+12	11.9

All times EDT
REC: The team's overall record after that day's game.
OPP: The opponents' overall record entering that day's game.
DIFF: The game's point differential.
AVG DIFF: The team's average point differential after that day's game.
*Bulls' differential provided by Stats LLC.

Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett - #5 Boston Celtics [News] [Schedule] [Roster] [Stats]
	Position: F	Season Statistics & Notes
	Born: 05/19/1976	Season Splits
	Height: 6-11 / 2,11	Game By Game Stats
	Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.	Bio \| Career Stats
	High School: Farragut Academy HS (IL)	Printable Player File

Ray Allen

Ray Allen - #20 Boston Celtics [News] [Schedule] [Roster] [Stats]
	Position: G	Season Statistics & Notes
	Born: 07/20/1975	Season Splits
	Height: 6-5 / 1,96	Game By Game Stats
	Weight: 205 lbs. / 93,0 kg.	Bio \| Career Stats
	College: Connecticut	Printable Player Fil

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce - #34 Boston Celtics [News] [Schedule] [Roster] [Stats]
	Position: F	Season Statistics & Notes
	Born: 10/13/1977	Season Splits
	Height: 6-7 / 2,01	Game By Game Stats
	Weight: 235 lbs. / 106,6 kg.	Bio \| Career Stats
	College: Kansas	Printable Player File

Rajon Rondo

Rajon Rondo - #9 Boston Celtics [News] [Schedule] [Roster] [Stats]
	Position: G	Season Statistics & Notes
	Born: 02/22/1986	Season Splits
	Height: 6-1 / 1,85	Game By Game Stats
	Weight: 171 lbs. / 77,6 kg.	Bio \| Career Stats
	College: Kentucky	Printable Player File

Kendrick Perkins

Kendrick Perkins - #43 Boston Celtics [News] [Schedule] [Roster] [Stats]
	Position: C	Season Statistics & Notes
	Born: 11/10/1984	Season Splits
	Height: 6-10 / 2,08	Game By Game Stats
	Weight: 264 lbs. / 119,7 kg.	Bio \| Career Stats
	High School: Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX)	Printable Player File

BIG THREE

CELTICS SCHEDULE

**November 2007**
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Friday	November 2	Washington Wizards	8:00 p.m.
Sunday	November 4	@ Toronto Raptors	2:30 p.m.
Wednesday	November 7	Denver Nuggets	7:30 p.m.
Friday	November 9	Atlanta Hawks	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	November 10	@ New Jersey Nets	7:30 p.m.
Tuesday	November 13	@ Indiana Pacers	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	November 14	New Jersey Nets	7:30 p.m.
Friday	November 16	Miami Heat	7:30 p.m.
Sunday	November 18	@ Orlando Magic	6:00 p.m.
Wednesday	November 21	Golden State Warriors	7:30 p.m.
Friday	November 23	Los Angeles Lakers	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	November 24	@ Charlotte Bobcats	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	November 27	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	November 29	New York Knicks	8:00 p.m.
Friday	November 30	@ Miami Heat	8:00 p.m.

**December 2007**
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Sunday	December 2	Cleveland Cavaliers	12:30 p.m.
Wednesday	December 5	@ Philadelphia 76ers	7:00 p.m.
Friday	December 7	Toronto Raptors	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	December 8	@ Chicago Bulls	8:30 p.m.
Wednesday	December 12	Sacramento Kings	7:30 p.m.
Friday	December 14	Milwaukee Bucks	7:30 p.m.
Sunday	December 16	@ Toronto Raptors	1:00 p.m.
Wednesday	December 19	Detroit Pistons	7:30 p.m.
Friday	December 21	Chicago Bulls	7:00 p.m.
Sunday	December 23	Orlando Magic	6:30 p.m.
Wednesday	December 26	@ Sacramento Kings	10:00 p.m.
Thursday	December 27	@ Seattle Supersonics	10:30 p.m.
Saturday	December 29	@ Utah Jazz	9:00 p.m.
Sunday	December 30	@ Los Angeles Lakers	9:30 p.m.

**January 2008**
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Wednesday	January 2	Houston Rockets	7:30 p.m.
Friday	January 4	Memphis Grizzlies	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	January 5	@ Detroit Pistons	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday	January 9	Charlotte Bobcats	7:30 p.m.
Friday	January 11	@ New Jersey Nets	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	January 12	@ Washington Wizards	7:00 p.m.
Monday	January 14	Washington Wizards	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday	January 16	Portland Trailblazers	7:30 p.m.
Friday	January 18	Philadelphia 76ers	7:30 p.m.
Monday	January 21	@ New York Knicks	1:00 p.m.
Wednesday	January 23	Toronto Raptors	7:30 p.m.
Friday	January 25	Minnesota Timberwolves	7:30 p.m.
Sunday	January 27	@ Orlando Magic	6:00 p.m.
Tuesday	January 29	@ Miami Heat	7:30 p.m.
Thursday	January 31	Dallas Mavericks	8:00 p.m.

**February 2008**
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Tuesday	February 5	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	February 6	Los Angeles Clippers	7:30 p.m.
Friday	February 8	@ Minnesota Timberwolves	8:00 p.m.
Sunday	February 10	San Antonio Spurs	TBA
Tuesday	February 12	@ Indiana Pacers	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	February 13	New York Knicks	7:30 p.m.
Tuesday	February 19	@ Denver Nuggets	9:00 p.m.
Wednesday	February 20	@ Golden State Warriors	10:30 p.m.
Friday	February 22	@ Phoenix Suns	10:30 p.m.
Sunday	February 24	@ Portland Trailblazers	6:00 p.m.
Monday	February 25	@ Los Angeles Clippers	10:30 p.m.
Wednesday	February 27	Cleveland Cavaliers	7:30 p.m.
Friday	February 29	Charlotte Bobcats	7:30 p.m.

**March 2008**
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Sunday	March 2	Atlanta Hawks	TBA
Wednesday	March 5	Detroit Pistons	7:30 p.m.
Friday	March 7	Chicago Bulls	8:00 p.m.
Saturday	March 8	@ Memphis Grizzlies	8:00 p.m.
Monday	March 10	@ Philadelphia 76ers	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	March 12	Seattle Supersonics	7:30 p.m.
Friday	March 14	Utah Jazz	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	March 15	@ Milwaukee Bucks	8:30 p.m.
Monday	March 17	@ San Antonio Spurs	8:30 p.m.
Tuesday	March 18	@ Houston Rockets	8:30 p.m.
Thursday	March 20	@ Dallas Mavericks	8:30 p.m.
Saturday	March 22	@ New Orleans Hornets	8:00 p.m.
Monday	March 24	Philadelphia 76ers	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday	March 26	Phoenix Suns	7:30 p.m.
Friday	March 28	New Orleans Hornets	7:30 p.m.
Sunday	March 30	Miami Heat	TBA

**April 2008**
Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Tuesday	April 1	@ Chicago Bulls	8:30 p.m.
Wednesday	April 2	Indiana Pacers	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	April 5	@ Charlotte Bobcats	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	April 8	@ Milwaukee Bucks	8:00 p.m.
Wednesday	April 9	@ Washington Wizards	7:00 p.m.
Friday	April 11	Milwaukee Bucks	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	April 12	@ Atlanta Hawks	7:00 p.m.
Monday	April 14	@ New York Knicks	7:30 p.m.
Wednesday	April 16	New Jersey Nets	7:30 p.m.

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