Fourth-quarter woes lead to third straight loss – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

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SACRAMENTO — The defending NBA champions were in town Monday night, and it was evident from before tip-off to the final second of regulation.

The Boston Celtics extended their win streak to six games with a 113-95 win over the Kings at Golden 1 Center. Sacramento has lost three consecutive games and dropped to 35-36 on the 2024-25 NBA season.

Kings star center Domantas Sabonis made his return to the court after missing the last three games with a moderate ankle sprain. But Sacramento was without Malik Monk (illness), Devin Carter (illness) and Doug McDermott (elbow).

Sabonis was back to his double-double ways, finishing with 16 points and 17 rebounds in 32 minutes. DeMar DeRozan also joined the double-double club Monday, finishing with a team-high 20 points and 10 assists.

DeMar DeMiddy 🙌 pic.twitter.com/FJW1wJLW9w

— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) March 25, 2025

Keon Ellis, starting in place of Monk, added 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting with three rebounds, four assists and two steals in 37 minutes.

But the reigning champs put on a show — especially six-time NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum, who exited the game early with an ankle injury. Payton Pritchard added five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points off the bench.

The last time these two teams met, the Kings went into a hostile TD Garden and upset the Celtics in their own building amid a seven-game win streak in January. That was not the case Monday.

Here are the takeaways from the Kings’ loss:

Sabonis returns 

The Kings got their star big man back Monday night – and everything he brings to the hardwood.

Domas is BACK 💪 pic.twitter.com/ZvGKfZEWDa

— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) March 25, 2025

Sabonis has had a rough patch of injury luck. Earlier this month, Sabonis returned from a hamstring injury that kept him off the court for six games. The Kings went 2-4 over that stretch before Sabonis returned on March 14 against the Phoenix Suns. He played Sacramento’s next game against the Memphis Grizzlies before exiting that game early with an ankle injury.

The Kings went 1-2 in the most recent three-game stretch…

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Publish date : 2025-03-24 21:47:00

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