01Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 35 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11-25 | 1-9 | 6-7 | -2 |
| Derrick White | 35 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 4-4 | +14 |
| Payton Pritchard | 31 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 30 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Sam Hauser | 29 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Luka Garza | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +16 |
| Neemias Queta | 23 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -2 |
| Hugo González | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Baylor Scheierman | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Jordan Walsh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Team | 120 | 40 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 44-87 | 17-41 | 15-18 |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray | 38 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -7 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 35 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 6-6 | -13 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Dennis Schroder | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 3-8 | 1-1 | -5 |
| Keon Ellis | 27 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 27 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Nique Clifford | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Drew Eubanks | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Malik Monk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 106 | 32 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 40-85 | 12-36 | 14-15 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Celtics edges
- On defenseBoston's defense contests every shot (4th) against a Sacramento offense that struggles to shoot (29th).
Kings edges
No clear mismatch in Sacramento's favor.
04Tale of the tape
| BOS | Rank | Stat | Rank | SAC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.7 | 2nd | Offensive rating | 26th | 112.2 |
| 113.5 | 4th | Defensive rating | 28th | 122.3 |
| +8.2 | 3rd | Net rating | 28th | -10.1 |
| 94.2 | 30th | Pace | 16th | 98.5 |
| 55.3 | 11th | Effective FG % | 29th | 52.5 |
| 10.5 | 1st | Turnover % | 15th | 12.2 |
| 29.2 | 6th | Offensive rebound % | 13th | 25.9 |
| 16.7 | 29th | Free throw rate | 21st | 19.8 |
| 52.3 | 4th | Opponent eFG % | 29th | 57.2 |
| 11.0 | 26th | Forced turnover % | 19th | 11.8 |
| 75.7 | 4th | Defensive rebound % | 21st | 73.5 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 21st | 21.6 |