Boston Celtics – Sacramento Kings: opposites collide
The Celtics host the Kings in the season’s second and final meeting. Boston are still chasing second place in the Eastern Conference. Sacramento, tied with Brooklyn, are on a seven‑game skid — the worst run in the league right now.
Boston Celtics: must‑win 
The Celtics have won three of their last five — solid results against Portland (102-94) and Indiana (119-104) — but they also lost avoidable games to the Bulls (111-114) and the Hawks (106-117). Joe Mazzulla’s side must beat the lesser teams if they want No.2 in the East.
Defense is where Boston makes its money. Allowing just 110.1 points per game, they’re the league’s third‑best defense. They also play the slowest pace in the NBA, which keeps opponents from getting easy runs. Only real worry for this match is a possible Jaylen Brown absence — he’s Boston’s primary scoring option — but Payton Pritchard or Derrick White can pick up extra load if needed.
INJURY REPORT : Jaylen Brown (doubtful) – Neemias Queta (probable)
Sacramento Kings: end the skid 
The Kings are in their third stretch this season of seven‑plus straight losses. With numbers like that they’re basically out of the Play‑In fight and look more focused on the trade deadline and next June’s draft. The schedule hasn’t helped either — a brutal East road trip that handed them games against Cleveland (118-123), Detroit (116-139), New York (87-103), Philadelphia (111-113) and now Boston.
Offense is a problem. Even with scorers like Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, Sacramento averages just 110.5 points — the third‑worst attack in the league. Defense isn’t much better and the long absence of Keegan Murray hasn’t helped. They allow 120.6 points per game, the fourth‑worst defense.
INJURY REPORT : Keegan Murray (OUT)
NBA pick Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings
Kings under 105.5 points
If Jaylen Brown sits, the Celtics will clamp down and make this a grind. Against Sacramento’s blunt offense, Boston’s team defense could make life miserable for a road group that’s completely lost the plot. The Celtics are favorites — their defense is the clear edge against a very beatable team.
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