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Neemias Queta added 10 factors and 15 rebounds for Boston.
BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 29 factors, Baylor Scheierman had 16 and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday evening.
Neemias Queta added 10 factors and 15 rebounds for the Celtics, who rebounded from Wednesday’s dwelling loss to Atlanta. Pritchard and Scheierman mixed to shoot 9 of 13 from the 3-point line, whereas Derek White had 9 assists.
Zach LaVine scored 17 factors for Sacramento, which has misplaced eight in a row and performed on the second evening of a back-to-back Nique Clifford added 15 factors.
Pritchard had 22 factors and eight assists by means of two quarters because the Celtics held a commanding 72-46 lead getting into the second half. Boston opened the sport by hitting its first 5 photographs and was 8 of 10 en path to a 15-point benefit after one quarter.
After Scheierman’s layup gave the Celtics a 21-point lead with 2:27 left within the opening half, the guard who began in place for the injured Jaylen Brown stayed sizzling with a 3-pointer that got here with simply over a minute left earlier than halftime.
Even with Boston constructing on its already snug benefit within the third quarter, coach Joe Mazzulla challenged two calls and was profitable every time. In the identical quarter, the Celtics’ lead peaked at 31 factors.
Brown was dominated out of Friday’s recreation with hamstring tightness and a knee contusion. His absence – his fourth of the season – coincided with a Brown bobblehead giveaway.
The Kings had been lacking Domantas Sabonis (knee), Keegan Murray (left ankle sprain) and Russell Westbrook (proper foot soreness). Malik Monk returned to Sacramento’s lineup after lacking Thursday’s recreation towards Philadelphia.
Sacramento dropped to 3-22 on the highway and 0-5 on its six-game highway journey.
Members of the AFC champion New England Patriots had been proven on the TD Backyard videoboard throughout a pair of first-half timeouts. Cornerback Christian Gonzalez sat subsequent to the scoring desk, with DeMario Douglas, Jaylinn Hawkins, Craig Woodson and Kyle Williams additionally readily available.
Kings: Play the Wizards at Washington on Sunday evening.
Celtics: Host the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.
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