NBA

Sacramento Kings at Boston Celtics

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19-19, 9-7 Away
Final
114 - 97

27-11, 13-7 Home

Domantas Sabonis has 23 points and career-high 28 rebounds as Kings rally to beat Celtics 114-97

Malik Monk slams it down

The victory extended Sacramento's season-high win streak to six games. It was Sabonis’ 33rd double-double of the season and 24th game of his career with 20 or more rebounds. Entering Friday, the NBA’s previous high for rebounds in a game this season was 23 by San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama.

DeMar DeRozan added 24 points and nine assists, and Malik Monk finished with 22 points and eight assists.

Boston has lost two of its last three.

Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 28 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum had 15 points and 12 rebounds.

The game was tied at 76 after three quarters. Sacramento then took command, opening the fourth on a 24-9 run to take a 100-85 lead with 6:03 to play.

Takeaways Kings: Another strong effort by Sacramento, which outscored Boston 48-40 in the paint and held a 56-43 rebounding edge. And they did it without De’Aaron Fox, who missed his third straight game with a bruised glute.

Celtics: After a 3-1 road trip that included wins over Minnesota and Denver, Boston dropped to 13-7 at TD Garden this season.

Key moment With the Kings leading 84-79, Sabonis grabbed his 24th rebound of the game and stepped back for an uncontested 3-pointer as part of Sacramento’s run to open the fourth quarter. It was a microcosm of a night in which the Kings outhustled the Celtics to loose balls. Sacramento outscored Boston 38-21 in the final period.

Key stat Tatum’s eight turnovers are most by a Celtics player this season.

Up next Kings visit Chicago on Sunday, and Celtics host New Orleans.

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 97
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 97
4th 0.0 Celtics offensive team rebound 114 - 97
4th 0.0 Payton Pritchard misses 37-foot three point pullup jump shot 114 - 97
4th 4.0 shot clock turnover 114 - 97

Statistics

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44-102 FG 34-84
43 Field Goal % 40
18-47 3PT 11-41
38 Three Point % 27
8-9 FT 18-22
89 Free Throw % 82
56 Rebounds 43
16 Offensive Rebounds 8
40 Defensive Rebounds 35
26 Assists 22
11 Steals 5
8 Blocks 7
9 Turnovers 15
3 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
17 Fast Break Points 7
48 Points in Paint 40
18 Fouls 14
19 Largest Lead 9
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Maxime Raynaud, C Out Nov 14
Precious Achiuwa, F Day-To-Day Nov 14
Ben Simmons, G Out Oct 20

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,156 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 11 2 .846 - W7
Golden State 8 5 .615 3 L2
Phoenix 5 6 .455 5 W2
LA Clippers 3 8 .273 7 W1
Sacramento 1 11 .083 9.5 L5

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 2 W5 0.8333333 10
Philadelphia - 3 W2 0.78571427 11
New York 4 6 L2 0.5 6
Toronto 5 7 L3 0.41666666 5
Brooklyn 7 9 L1 0.25 3
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