Game completed
Boston Celtics21-12120at
Sacramento Kings8-26106
Thu, Jan 1, 10:00 PM ESTGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CANBCSCA · NBC SPORTS BOSTON
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 28 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 120 |
| SAC | 29 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 106 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan WalshSF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jaylen BrownPF | 35 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11-25 | 1-9 | 6-7 | -2 |
| Neemias QuetaC | 23 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -2 |
| Derrick WhiteSG | 35 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 4-4 | +14 |
| Payton PritchardPG | 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 |
| Hugo González | 19 | 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 |
| Team | 120 | 54 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 44-87 | 17-41 | 15-18 |
DNP: Chris Boucher, Josh Minott, Xavier Tillman, Ron Harper Jr. (gleague twoway), Max Shulga (gleague twoway), Jayson Tatum (injury), Amari Williams (gleague twoway)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan MurraySF | 38 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Precious AchiuwaPF | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Maxime RaynaudC | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -4 |
| DeMar DeRozanSG | 35 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 6-6 | -13 |
| Russell WestbrookPG | 27 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 2-2 | -14 |
| Nique Clifford | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Dennis Schröder | 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 |
| 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 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 40-85 | 12-36 | 14-15 |
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
- 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
- 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 spot | BOS | SAC |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 21-12 | 8-26 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 49h | 47h |
| Rest swing | +2h | -2h |
| Travel in | 532 mi | 365 mi |
| Zone change | -1h | 0h |
| Body clock | -3h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 4 of 5 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 3,320 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | 4 in 6 |
How each side got here
Travel and map
BOS
532 miBOS 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 miSAC 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 tripBOS is on game 4 of 5 on the road, with 3,320 mi already behind it.
SAC
HomestandSAC is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
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