It’s an interconference battle between a pair of teams looking to solidify their playoff position as they clash on the parquet floor in Beantown. The Sacramento Kings are on the road as they travel to face the Boston Celtics Friday night. Sacramento comes in off a 115-106 road loss to Atlanta as a 4.5-point underdog in their previous contest Wednesday night. Boston knocked off Dallas 125-112 at home to cover a 5.5-point line in their last game Wednesday night. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Celtics own a 188-119 advantage and won both meetings last season. That includes a 126-97 road victory in the most recent matchup on March 18, 2022.
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Sacramento couldn’t build off their win over Brooklyn and saw their seven-game win streak snapped in the second game of a back-to-back as they fell to Atlanta on the road Wednesday. The Kings fell to 10-7 on the year and enter this game tied for second in the Pacific Division, one game behind the Suns for the top spot. Against Atlanta, Sacramento trailed by nine after the opening quarter and never got even again. The Kings were down 15 at the half and couldn’t get closer than six in the second half as they took the loss. Sacramento shot 46.1% from the field, including nine of 30 from three-point range, but turned the ball over 18 times in the loss. Malik Monk led the Kings with 27 points off the bench in the loss.
The Kings enter this game 1st in the league in scoring offense with an average of 120 points per game. Sacramento is 26th in rebounding with 41 boards a contest while the team stands 4th by handing out an average of 28.1 assists per contest. The Kings are 26th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 116.8 points a night. De’Aaron Fox leads the team with 25.4 points plus five rebounds and 6.3 assists a night on the year. Keegan Murray (12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds), Kevin Huerter (16.5 points, 3.4 assists) and Domantas Sabonis (16.9 points, 11.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists) each average in double figures. Terence Davis, Malik Monk (13.6 points), Harrison Barnes (13.2 points), Richaun Holmes, Davion Mitchell, Trey Lyles and Chimezie Metu are all key pieces of their rotation. Sacramento is 1st in field goal percentage by shooting 49.6% from the floor as a team on the year. The Kings are 5th by knocking down an average of 14.1 three-pointers a night while they are 10th by knocking down 37.3% of their attempts from beyond the arc this season.
As of Thu rsday night, the Kings have no reported injuries to worry about heading into tip-off.
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