Boston CelticsCeltics21-12
120FinalJan 1, 2026
Sacramento KingsKings8-26
106TVNBC Sports BONBC Sports CAStreamNBA League Pass
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
BOS−440
SAC+340
Spread
BOS −10.5−108
SAC +10.5−112
Total O/U
Over 229.5−108
Under 229.5−112
- Spread: Celtics −10.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 229.5 (226 points).
Recap
The Boston Celtics beat the Sacramento Kings 120-106 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Jan 1, 2026 to move to 21-12.
The lead changed hands 11 times. They outscored the Kings 32-18 in the fourth quarter.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 28 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 120 |
| SAC | 29 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 106 |
Team stats
BOSSAC
- FG
- 44-87
- 40-85
- 3PT
- 17-41
- 12-36
- FT
- 15-18
- 14-15
- Rebounds
- 40
- 32
- Assists
- 25
- 29
- Turnovers
- 12
- 9
Top performers
Boston CelticsSacramento Kings
Points
Jaylen Brown29
DeMar DeRozan25
Assists
Derrick White7
Dennis Schroder7
Rebounds
Jaylen Brown10
Maxime Raynaud8
Player stats
Celtics · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neemias Queta C | 23 | 13 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 |
| Derrick White G | 35 | 16 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +14 |
| Jaylen Brown G | 35 | 29 | 11-25 | 1-9 | 6-7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -2 |
| Payton Pritchard G | 31 | 16 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +4 |
| Jordan Walsh G | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 |
| Sam Hauser F | 29 | 15 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +15 |
| Luka Garza C | 25 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +16 |
| Anfernee Simons G | 30 | 14 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +12 |
| Baylor Scheierman G | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Hugo Gonzalez G | 19 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +20 |
Kings · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa F | 22 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -7 |
| Keegan Murray F | 38 | 7 | 3-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -7 |
| Maxime Raynaud C | 35 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -4 |
| Russell Westbrook G | 27 | 10 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -14 |
| DeMar DeRozan G | 35 | 25 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -13 |
| Drew Eubanks F | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 28 | 18 | 7-12 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -5 |
| Malik Monk G | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Keon Ellis G | 27 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 |
| Nique Clifford G | 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 |
Game info
VenueGolden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Attendance17,832
OfficialsReferee: Bill Kennedy · Referee: Kevin Cutler · Referee: Simone Jelks
TVNBC Sports BO · localNBC Sports CA · local
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