The Celtics made NBA history Wednesday night.

Boston beat the Brooklyn Nets by a whopping 50 points, scoring a 136-86 victory at TD Garden. The laugher gave the Celtics two 50-point wins this season, with the other coming Nov. 1 against the Indiana Pacers.

Only two other teams in NBA history earned multiple 50-point wins in the same season: the 1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks and the 1992-93 Sacramento Kings.

Interestingly, neither of those teams qualified for the NBA playoffs. The Celtics, owners of the NBA's best record at the All-Star break, likely won't suffer a similar fate.

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Nevertheless, let this be a reminder that destroying inferior teams during the regular season doesn't necessarily equate to playoff success.

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