{"id":117668,"date":"2026-01-02T18:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/117668\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:39:09","slug":"celtics-survive-slow-start-vs-sacramento-kings-win-120-106-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/117668\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics survive slow start vs. Sacramento Kings, win 120-106 (PHOTOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 2, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Boston Celtics survived a slow start vs. the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/sacramento-kings\/23\/\" data-autotag=\"3167e433-c189-4ca5-b7ab-4c9e41dbb11b\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Sacramento Kings<\/a> in their 120-106 win on Thursday (Jan 1.) night at Golden 1 Center to improve to 21-12 on the season, and a late push from Derrick White (16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and as many blocks) and the bench following Jaylen Brown (29 points, 10 boards, 4 assists) and Anfernee Simons (14 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists) sustaining the team earlier in the game helped make it all possible for Boston.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Holding Sacramento to just 33% from beyond the arc played a role (though you might not have known it given how hot the Kings shot in the game&#8217;s first quarter), and won the battle of the boards 40-32 as well. The Celtics next play the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday (Jan. 3) night to finish off their longest road trip of the 2025-26 NBA regular season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the best plays captured in images from the win.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994432007-usatsi-27917660.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) goes up for a basket while defended by Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994436007-usatsi-27918786.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) signals for a replay after getting fouled out during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994433007-usatsi-27917849.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) passes the ball against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994439007-usatsi-27918778.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder (17) controls the ball while being defended by Boston Celtics guard Baylor Scheierman (55) during the third quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994435007-usatsi-27917876.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (10) goes up for a basket against the Boston Celtics during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994437007-usatsi-27917873.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics forward Luka Garza (52) sets a screen on Sacramento Kings guard Nique Clifford (5) during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994431007-usatsi-27917888.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics forward Hugo Gonzalez (28) and Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (10) battles for the rebound during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994438007-usatsi-27917658.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) dives for a loose ball against the Sacramento Kings during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994430007-usatsi-27917657.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings center Maxine Raynaud (42) secures the rebound against the Boston Celtics during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Lee-Imagn Images\"\/><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/87994440007-usatsi-27918781.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jan 1, 2026; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder (17) and Boston Celtics guard Anfernee Simons (4) battle for a rebound during the third quarter at Golden 1 Center. 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