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Boston Celtics21-12120atSacramento Kings8-26106

Thu, Jan 1, 10:00 PM ESTGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CANBCSCA · NBC SPORTS BOSTON

The box score

Final numbers

Line scoreQ1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS28342632120
SAC29322718106
PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jordan WalshSF50100000-10-00-0-5
Jaylen BrownPF352910400511-251-96-7-2
Neemias QuetaC2313501315-60-03-5-2
Derrick WhiteSG3516572215-132-74-4+14
Payton PritchardPG3116361126-132-82-2+4
Anfernee Simons3014240025-134-70-0+12
Sam Hauser2915511005-75-70-0+15
Luka Garza2511322005-61-10-0+16
Hugo González193611001-21-10-0+20
Baylor Scheierman93000011-11-10-0-2
Team1205425861244-8717-4115-18

DNP: Chris Boucher, Josh Minott, Xavier Tillman, Ron Harper Jr. (gleague twoway), Max Shulga (gleague twoway), Jayson Tatum (injury), Amari Williams (gleague twoway)

PlayerMinPtsRebAstStlBlkTOFG3PTFT+/-
Keegan MurraySF387640103-131-40-0-7
Precious AchiuwaPF2214322115-92-42-2-7
Maxime RaynaudC3512810005-80-02-2-4
DeMar DeRozanSG3525561009-161-36-6-13
Russell WestbrookPG2710360033-112-92-2-14
Nique Clifford160213010-20-10-0-8
Dennis Schröder2818370027-123-81-1-5
Keon Ellis2716111016-103-61-2-6
Drew Eubanks74100012-20-00-0-4
Malik Monk60010000-20-10-0-2
Team106392972940-8512-3614-15

DNP: Devin Carter, Doug McDermott, Dario Šarić, Dylan Cardwell (gleague twoway), Zach LaVine (injury), Daeqwon Plowden (gleague twoway), Domantas Sabonis (injury), Isaiah Stevens (gleague twoway)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

55101015152020SACBOSQ1Q2Q3Q4
Biggest lead · SAC
8
Biggest lead · BOS
14
Times tied
12
Lead changes
11
Longest run · BOS
13

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: BOSBody clock: BOS4 in 6: SAC
  • BOS is carrying the heavier travel load at 532 mi from its previous stop.
  • BOS is dealing with west-to-east pressure: -3h on the body clock and -1h of zone shift.
  • SAC is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
  • BOS is in game 4 of 5 on the road with 3,320 mi already logged before tip.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spotBOSSAC
Record21-128-26
Days rest1 day1 day
Hours rest49h47h
Rest swing+2h-2h
Travel in532 mi365 mi
Zone change-1h0h
Body clock-3h0h
Local tipeveningevening
SegmentRoad trip · 4 of 5Homestand · 1 of 1
Miles before tip3,320 mi0 mi
Schedule alerts4 in 6

How each side got here

Travel and map

BOS

532 mi
Salt Lake City, UTSacramento, CA

BOS came from Salt Lake City, UT with 532 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Salt Lake City, UT to Sacramento, CA

SAC

365 mi
Inglewood, CASacramento, CA

SAC came from Inglewood, CA with 365 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Inglewood, CA to Sacramento, CA

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

BOS

Road trip

BOS is on game 4 of 5 on the road, with 3,320 mi already behind it.

Game in segment4 of 5
Miles before tip3,320 mi
Segment miles4,217 mi

SAC

Homestand

SAC is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV
SACNBCSCABOSNBC SPORTS BOSTONin-market
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Full replay + condensed game
Radio
BOS98.5 The Sports HubSACSactown Sports 1140 AMSiriusXM

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