The Sacramento Kings (8-25) square off against the Boston Celtics (20-12) at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026 on NBCS-BOS and NBCS-CA.
In their previous game, the Celtics defeated the Jazz on Tuesday, 129-119. Derrick White scored a team-high 27 points (and chipped in six assists and seven boards).
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Celtics top performersJaylen Brown provides the Celtics 29.5 points, 6.3 boards and 5.0 assists per contest. He also averages 1.2 steals and 0.5 blocks.White contributes with 18.4 points per game, plus 4.3 boards and 5.2 assists.The Celtics get 16.9 points, 4.5 boards and 5.2 assists per game from Payton Pritchard.Neemias Queta provides the Celtics 10.0 points, 7.7 boards and 1.5 assists per game, plus 0.8 steals and 1.3 blocks.Anfernee Simons’ numbers for the season are 13.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest, making 42.5% of his shots from the field and 36.9% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 treys per contest.