The current vice-champions, the Boston Celtics, convincingly defeated the most pleasant surprise of the season, the Sacramento Kings, with a score of 109:132.
After, during the first half, the Kings held the lead behind the vice-champions, the Celtics “added gas” in the second half.
The third quarter was the most effective, and it was in this quarter that the rhapsody of the Celtics took place, after which the guests had a 15-point advantage before the last 12 minutes of basketball in the Golden 1 Center.
Sacramento did not manage to “come together” even in the fourth quarter, on the contrary, the Celtics beat them further and in the end reached a convincing triumph with a score of 109:132.
Domantas Sabonis was great in his team’s loss, recording another triple-double with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists. Fox was the most effective with 18 points.
Tatum was the best scorer among the guests with 36 points. He was followed by Brown with 27 points, and White recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 assists, along with seven rebounds.
Boston is second in the East with 50 wins and 23 losses, while Sacramento is third in the West with a record of 43-29.
