Overview
- Tip-off is 10 p.m. ET at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento with coverage on NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Boston, NBA League Pass, Fubo, and Peacock.
- Sportsbooks list Boston around -9.5 with a total near 227.5, reflecting strong support for the visitors in pregame odds.
- Sacramento will be without Zach LaVine (left ankle sprain) and Domantas Sabonis (partial meniscus tear) according to the latest team injury report.
- Jayson Tatum was listed out with an Achilles issue in a preview injury report, with Boston leaning on Jaylen Brown and Derrick White during his absence.
- The Celtics enter 20-12 and third in the East, while the Kings are 8-25 and 14th in the West after going 2-8 over their last 10, including a 131-90 loss to the Clippers.