Brown scores 29, Celtics pull away in 4th for 120-106 win over Kings
The Kings (8-26) have lost four of five and nine of 11.
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The Kings (8-26) have lost four of five and nine of 11.
In a matchup of two of the league's hottest teams, the Celtics opened a 16-point lead early in the second quarter.
The Boston Celtics beat the Sacramento Kings for the second time this season, 126-97 on Friday night.
The Boston Celtics routed the Sacramento Kings 128-75 on Tuesday night.
The Kings cruised to a 100-67 victory over the Celtics in Las Vegas Tuesday night.
Jaylen Brown had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Boston, which lost for the fourth time in five games.
The Celtics played without three of their top guards due to injuries.
Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Jayson Tatum had 20 and the Boston Celtics held off the Sacramento Kings 103-102 despite a career-high 41 points from Buddy Hield on Monday night.
Instead of dwelling on his mistake that let Sacramento tie the game in the closing seconds, Gordon Hayward made it moot.
The Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings and Brooklyn Nets are all exceeding expectations over halfway through the NBA season.
If the Kings' eventual offer is anywhere close to the one they made last week to Zach LaVine, then it's a safe bet that Marcus Smart has played his final game in Celtics green.
Terry Rozier scored a season-high 33 points and Boston held on to beat the Sacramento Kings 104-93 on Sunday.
Celtics players wore shirts during warmups in solidarity with the Sacramento Kings after an unarmed black man was shot 20 times and killed by police last week.
Kyrie Irving and Jaylen Brown each scored 22 points in three quarters on Wednesday.
While the season has yet to begin, we take a look at some of the most questionable contracts handed out this offseason.
From a Boston perspective, the deal is surprising because the price on Cousins was ... pretty low.
For one night, the Sacramento Kings showed they could beat a good team without their All-Star center.
The Celtics start a four-game road trip on Wednesday night in Sacramento, but they don't have to face Kings center DeMarcus Cousins in the matchup.
NBA teams always have room for improvement. Here are 2017 New Year's resolutions for the Western Conference.
Al Horford scored 26 points and blocked six shots and the Boston Celtics held off the Sacramento Kings 97-92 on Friday night.
The 2016-17 NBA season tips off October 25. Preview the Western Conference elite, contenders, on the rise and rebuilding teams.
The Boston Celtics had a good time at the expense of the defenseless Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
Isaiah Thomas was on fire against his former team in Mexico City. Rajon Rondo was not.
Rondo barked several times at referee Bill Kennedy in the third quarter and was ejected with 6:30 to go in the period.
The Celtics are heading to Mexico next season.
