With just 6 wins in 13 games when playing on no rest, the Sacramento Kings are looking to bounce back following last night’s defeat in New York as they take on the Boston Celtics. Boston routed them 144-119 back in December when the two teams met for the first time this season, that was the 5th game in a row the Celtics have won in head-to-head meetings. It just hasn’t been a pleasant experienced for Sacramento playing at TD Garden, they’ve recorded just 1 win in their last 15 visits. With Malik Monk and Kevin Huerter out injured, they’re 10-point underdogs here and ESPN’s matchup predictor is giving them just a 5.2% of a chance to win tonight’s game.
The Celtics have a couple of injury worries of their own with Derrick White and Jaylen Brown both questionable here, but I don’t think that should hinder the Cs here. They’ve won 3 straight games, all 3 by double digits against OKC, Charlotte and New Orleans. One more win gives them home court advantage throughout the postseason, so I think they’ll be motivated to get the job done here. Jayson Tatum would also benefit in the MVP race if his team secured the best record, he’s averaging 27.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game this season. Boston is on an 11-game home win streak and has covered the spread in 6 straight games vs Western Conference opponents. They also have the NBA’s best Net Rating over the last 15 games at +15.1 points.
