Final: Kings 107, Celtics 96- Celtics fall below .500

WHO: Celtics (20-20) vs. Kings (16-24)
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub
TV: NBC Sports Boston

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS

Celtics
G: Kemba Walker
G: Marcus Smart
SF: Jayson Tatum
PF: Jaylen Brown
C: Daniel Theis

Kings
G: De'Aaron Fox
G: Tyrese Haliburton
SF: Buddy Hield
PF: Harrison Barnes
C: Richaun Holmes

LIVE COVERAGE

Fourth quarter

• The Celtics finally have a lead, but the Celtics have had many opportunities to build on it without much happening. They've missed some shots and made poor decisions.


• A banked in Richaun Holmes 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock feels like a killer for Boston. They had mostly gotten a stop but now it's a 4 point game with 2:56 to go

• Jayson Tatum's missed layup that turned into a Kings 3-pointer is the actual killer for Boston. Same story as the Cleveland game... too big a hole to climb out of

• Another micro-burst of energy cuts the Kings lead to 8. The Celtics can get to the rim at will, it seems, if they have the will and energy to push for it


• The Celtics are finally getting stops (or Sacramento is finally missing) and the Celtics shots are starting to fall as they get the lead down to 3


• Celtics have hit 9-12 from the field in the 3rd and put together a 10-2 run


• Jaylen Brown is starting to take over, aggressively attacking and hitting a 3 to cut the lead to 1


• Payton Pritchard hit a pair of 3's to tie the game, but a late turnover and foul sends Boston into the 4th down 1

• Jayson Tatum is heating up and getting some good looks inside, but the Celtics defense is still poor and Sacramento is still keeping their lead around 10


• The Celtics are missing everything now. Layups are lipping out. Sacramento is running off those misses and the lead is now 15


• The Celtics put together a 9-2 run, so there's some life in them yet, but their spacing is not good. They are bumping into each other and fighting each other for rebounds


• The Celtics are shooting 36% against the league's worst defense.

• The Celtics offense has looked a little disjointed. They're going to a lot of post-ups and it's stalling any kind of ball movement. They've bailed themselves out with a few 3-pointers


• Sacramento is coming out hot from deep. Buddy Hield is 3-3


• The Celtics have been terrible to start defensively. The Kings are 9-12 to start. They're cutting, getting easy buckets, and extending their lead


• The Celtics kept it close, scoring against the Kings zone, but the energy is low.

• Celtics vs. Kings spread: Celtics -7


• Celtics vs. Kings over-under: 232 points


• Celtics vs. Kings money line: Celtics -275, Kings +230