Kings 114-97 Celtics (January 10, 2025) Game Recap

Kings 114-97 Celtics (January 10, 2025) Game Recap

BOSTON (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 28 rebounds, the highest of his career, and the Sacramento Kings used a fourth-quarter surge to beat the Boston Celtics 114-97 on Friday night.

The win extended Sacramento’s season winning streak to six games. It was Sabonis’ 33rd double-double of the season and 24th game of his career with 20 or more rebounds. As of 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 the game 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 with a 24-9 run to take a 100-85 lead with 6:03 to play.

Takeaways

Kings: Another strong effort from Sacramento, which outscored Boston 48-40 in the game and had a 56-43 advantage in rebounds. And they did it without De’Aaron Fox, who missed his third straight game with a glute injury.

Celtics: After a 3-1 road record that included wins over Minnesota and Denver, Boston fell 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 hit 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 outscored the Celtics in turnovers. Sacramento beat Boston 38:21 in the final period.

Key statistics

The most turnovers by Tatum this season came from a Celtics player.

Next

The Kings visit Chicago and the Celtics host New Orleans on Sunday.

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