SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jayson Tatum made seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown added 30 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Sacramento Kings for the second time this season, 126-97 on Friday night.
Payton Pritchard had 14 points and eight assists as the Celtics won for the seventh time in eight games to remain in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
“Great energy from the start,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said. “In general, offense crisp, good focus, regardless of who they were playing, and that’s what we have to do.”
Domantis Sabonis had 30 points and 20 rebounds for slumping Sacramento. The Kings have lost nine of 12 since the All-Star break and seem destined to miss the playoffs for an NBA-record 16th consecutive season.
“We had 12 turnovers for 20 points in the first half. There’s no way to defend that,” Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry said. “We can’t play uphill against this team all the time.”
Like they did in a 53-point win over the…