BOSTON (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 23 factors and a career-high 28 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings used a fourth quarter rally to beat the Boston Celtics 114-97 on Friday evening.
The victory prolonged Sacramento’s season-high win streak to 6 video games. It was Sabonis’ thirty third double-double of the season and twenty fourth recreation of his profession with 20 or extra rebounds. Getting into Friday, the NBA’s earlier excessive for rebounds in a recreation this season was 23 by San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama.
DeMar DeRozan added 24 factors and 9 assists, and Malik Monk completed with 22 factors and eight assists.
Boston has misplaced two of its final three.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 28 factors, Kristaps Porzingis added 22 factors and 10 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum had 15 factors and 12 rebounds.
The sport was tied at 76 after three quarters. Sacramento then took command, opening the fourth on a 24-9 run to take a 100-85 lead with 6:03 to play.
Takeaways
Kings: One other sturdy effort by Sacramento, which outscored Boston 48-40 within the paint and held a 56-43 rebounding edge. They usually did it with out De’Aaron Fox, who missed his third straight recreation with a bruised glute.
Celtics: After a 3-1 street journey that included wins over Minnesota and Denver, Boston dropped to 13-7 at TD Backyard this season.
Key second
With the Kings main 84-79, Sabonis grabbed his twenty fourth rebound of the sport and stepped again for an uncontested 3-pointer as a part of Sacramento’s run to open the fourth quarter. It was a microcosm of an evening by which the Kings outhustled the Celtics to unfastened balls. Sacramento outscored Boston 38-21 within the last interval.
Key stat
Tatum’s eight turnovers are most by a Celtics participant this season.
Up subsequent
Kings go to Chicago on Sunday, and Celtics host New Orleans.
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