Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
11
8
19
2632
2474
28
11
39
88
36
41
15
14
93
34
11
45
9
25
10
13
22
97
4
96
52
54
2222
127
6
02
02
100
69
33
102
22
105
11
24
2918
6060
76
13
17
2420
89
4
58
57
98
612
32
644
13
37
72
52
2228
6060
9
5
56
22
12
55
0
0
0
6
3
9
2
10
1
2
29
60
6
2
33
22
7
32
2
2
100
9
3
12
2
5
1
4
18
60
7
1
14
24
8
33
5
5
100
6
3
9
1
3
7
5
22
60
6
3
50
20
9
45
8
7
88
12
2
14
3
7
2
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
37
6
12
50
3
5
60
1
1
100
0
3
3
3
1
0
2
4
16
15
none
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
35
10
18
56
4
7
57
2
2
100
2
6
8
3
2
6
1
2
26
9
none
Avery
Bradley
Avery Bradley
True
34
6
13
46
2
4
50
1
1
100
2
7
9
2
2
0
1
1
15
2
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
True
34
6
21
29
0
5
0
8
9
89
1
2
3
7
2
0
1
4
20
6
none
Amir
Johnson
Amir Johnson
True
14
3
3
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
0
2
3
1
1
0
3
8
9
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
False
22
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
1
4
3
3
-16
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
17
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
0
3
2
1
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
17
2
5
40
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
8
9
1
0
0
2
1
5
10
none
Terry
Rozier
Terry Rozier
False
15
1
7
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
7
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
-9
none
Jaylen
Brown
Jaylen Brown
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-10
none
James
Young
James Young
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
December
2016
Saturday
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia
76ers
Philadelphia
False
Kings
Sacramento
Western Conference
Pacific
7
12
19
3659
2964
26
6
23
88
33
38
25
20
80
37
14
51
10
22
9
14
16
92
4
94
40
43
2323
108
5
61
51
84
79
45
124
22
67
22
24
2917
6060
310
02
1
1823
96
5
117
86
74
1110
32
1142
24
54
41
72
2620
6060
9
4
44
23
10
43
6
5
83
7
4
11
2
6
2
2
29
60
4
0
0
23
8
35
1
1
100
9
5
14
2
7
2
4
17
60
3
0
0
18
9
50
11
8
73
11
3
14
2
5
4
7
26
60
10
2
20
23
6
26
7
6
86
10
2
12
4
4
1
2
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rudy
Gay
Rudy Gay
True
34
6
14
43
1
7
14
0
0
0
0
8
8
3
1
0
6
3
13
-12
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
True
33
10
26
38
2
7
29
6
8
75
3
6
9
3
1
4
2
4
28
0
none
Darren
Collison
Darren Collison
True
28
4
8
50
1
3
33
4
4
100
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
3
13
-7
none
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
16
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
5
-9
none
Kosta
Koufos
Kosta Koufos
True
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
-8
none
Matt
Barnes
Matt Barnes
False
30
3
11
27
1
4
25
5
6
83
3
13
16
5
2
1
2
2
12
6
double
Omri
Casspi
Omri Casspi
False
26
2
9
22
1
2
50
2
3
67
3
2
5
1
0
1
0
1
7
0
none
Garrett
Temple
Garrett Temple
False
26
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
3
0
2
0
4
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
21
3
8
38
0
2
0
2
2
100
3
0
3
4
1
1
2
1
8
2
none
Willie
Cauley-Stein
Willie Cauley-Stein
False
11
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
-1
none
Ben
McLemore
Ben McLemore
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Anthony
Tolliver
Anthony Tolliver
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
4
December
2016
Sunday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
The Boston Celtics hung on to defeat the visiting Sacramento Kings 97 - 92 on Friday night at TD Garden . After a tight first half the Kings took a 72 - 69 lead into the fourth quarter , however Boston used a 14 - 4 run to take a seven - point lead with six and a half minutes to go . The Celtics were able to hang on thanks to a couple of clutch plays by Al Horford , including a clutch three - pointer and game - saving defense on DeMarcus Cousins , who had the chance to tie the game as the Kings in - bounded the ball with nine seconds left , down by three . The Celtics ( 11 - 8 ) improved to 5 - 4 at home and continue moving in the right direction as they have won five of their last seven games . Horford was the high - point man for Boston on Friday , with 26 points to go along with eight rebounds and a monstrous six blocks . Isaiah Thomas added 20 points , while Jae Crowder chipped in 16 points on 6 - of - 12 shooting , including 3 - of - 5 from deep . The Kings ( 7 - 12 ) have now lost two straight and fall to 3 - 7 on the road this season as they could not break the spell that has them winless in Boston since 2007 . They are 1 - 2 on their current road trip which has them in New York to face the Knicks on Sunday before winding - up the trip in Dallas on Wednesday . Al Horford finished with a monstrous six blocks , while leading the Celtics in scoring with 26 points , and also added eight rebounds , three assists and two steals . Isaiah Thomas finished with 20 points , but struggled shooting , going 6 - of - 21 from the field , including 0 - of - 5 from long range , along with seven assists , three rebounds , and two steals , in 34 minutes . The Celtics bench struggled as seven players combined for only 12 points . Jae Crowder shot 3 - of - 5 from long range on his was to 16 points in 37 minutes . DeMarcus Cousins led the way for the Kings , with 28 points , nine rebounds , four blocks , three assists and one steal in 34 minutes . The next highest scorers for Sacramento were Darren Collison and Rudy Gay , who both finished with 13 points . Matt Barnes finished with 12 points , 16 rebounds , five assists , two steals and one block in 31 minutes off the bench .
The Boston Celtics hung on to defeat the visiting Sacramento Kings 97 - 92 on Friday night at TD Garden. After a tight first half the Kings took a 72 - 69 lead into the fourth quarter, however Boston used a 14 - 4 run to take a seven - point lead with six and a half minutes to go. The Celtics were able to hang on thanks to a couple of clutch plays by Al Horford, including a clutch three - pointer and game - saving defense on DeMarcus Cousins, who had the chance to tie the game as the Kings in - bounded the ball with nine seconds left, down by three. The Celtics (11 - 8) improved to 5 - 4 at home and continue moving in the right direction as they have won five of their last seven games. Horford was the high - point man for Boston on Friday, with 26 points to go along with eight rebounds and a monstrous six blocks. Isaiah Thomas added 20 points, while Jae Crowder chipped in 16 points on 6 - of - 12 shooting, including 3 - of - 5 from deep. The Kings (7 - 12) have now lost two straight and fall to 3 - 7 on the road this season as they could not break the spell that has them winless in Boston since 2007. They are 1 - 2 on their current road trip which has them in New York to face the Knicks on Sunday before winding - up the trip in Dallas on Wednesday.
The Boston Celtics hung on to defeat the visiting Sacramento Kings 97 - 92 on Friday night at TD Garden. After a tight first half the Kings took a 72 - 69 lead into the fourth quarter, however Boston used a 14 - 4 run to take a seven - point lead with six and a half minutes to go. The Celtics were able to hang on thanks to a couple of clutch plays by Al Horford, including a clutch three - pointer and game - saving defense on DeMarcus Cousins, who had the chance to tie the game as the Kings in - bounded the ball with nine seconds left, down by three. The Celtics (11 - 8) improved to 5 - 4 at home and continue moving in the right direction as they have won five of their last seven games. Horford was the high - point man for Boston on Friday, with 26 points to go along with eight rebounds and a monstrous six blocks. Isaiah Thomas added 20 points, while Jae Crowder chipped in 16 points on 6 - of - 12 shooting, including 3 - of - 5 from deep. The Kings (7 - 12) have now lost two straight and fall to 3 - 7 on the road this season as they could not break the spell that has them winless in Boston since 2007. They are 1 - 2 on their current road trip which has them in New York to face the Knicks on Sunday before winding - up the trip in Dallas on Wednesday. Al Horford finished with a monstrous six blocks, while leading the Celtics in scoring with 26 points, and also added eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Isaiah Thomas finished with 20 points, but struggled shooting, going 6 - of - 21 from the field, including 0 - of - 5 from long range, along with seven assists, three rebounds, and two steals, in 34 minutes. The Celtics bench struggled as seven players combined for only 12 points. Jae Crowder shot 3 - of - 5 from long range on his was to 16 points in 37 minutes. DeMarcus Cousins led the way for the Kings, with 28 points, nine rebounds, four blocks, three assists and one steal in 34 minutes. The next highest scorers for Sacramento were Darren Collison and Rudy Gay, who both finished with 13 points. Matt Barnes finished with 12 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, two steals and one block in 31 minutes off the bench.
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<STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terry Rozier <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jaylen Brown <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 28 <FG> 10 26 38 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darren Collison <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rudy Gay <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 14 43 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matt Barnes <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 16 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 13 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Omri Casspi <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 9 22 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Cauley-Stein <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Tolliver <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ben McLemore <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Garrett Temple <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kosta Koufos <TEAM> Sacramento Kings <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none