SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Jaylen Brown had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics pulled away down the stretch to beat the Sacramento Kings 120-106 on Thursday night.

Brown shot 11 of 25, including 1 for 9 from 3-point distance, but made six free throws and added four assists before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. The four-time All-Star has been on a scoring tear lately, pouring in 20 or more points in 12 of his last 15 games.

Derrick White had 16 points and seven assists as Boston improved to 3-1 on its five-game trip. Payton Pritchard added 16 points and six assists.

Sam Hauser hit five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points, and Anfernee Simons scored 14 off the bench.

DeMar DeRozan led Sacramento with 25 points. Dennis Schroder scored 18 and Keon Ellis added 16. The Kings (8-26) have lost four of five and nine of 11.

White's tiebreaking 3-pointer gave the Celtics the lead for good, 93-90, with 10:45 remaining.

Sacramento pulled to 104-100 with 6:30 left before Brown converted a three-point play and White followed with another 3. Brown scored six points and White had five in an 11-2 run that gave Boston a 115-102 cushion with 2:50 to play.

Sacramento controlled much of the first half even though Boston connected on 10 3-pointers.

Precious Achiuwa had eight points in the first quarter to help the Kings erase an early eight-point deficit and lead 29-28.

The Celtics (21-12) trailed 61-56 late in the second but Brown made a pair of layups as part of a 6-0 spurt to end the half.

After Boston extended its lead to eight early in the third period, Sacramento put together its best surge of the night and took a four-point advantage before the teams headed into the fourth tied at 88.

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Celtics: Visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Kings: Face the Suns in Phoenix on Friday.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Neemias Queta vs. Maxime Raynaud (Derrick White gains possession)	0	0
11:50	Neemias Queta out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:30	Precious Achiuwa makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keegan Murray assists)	3	0
11:09	Jaylen Brown bad pass turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	3	0
11:05	Precious Achiuwa makes 2-foot running dunk	5	0
10:46	Jaylen Brown misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	5	0
10:44	Celtics offensive team rebound	5	0
10:36	Jaylen Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:30	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	5	0
10:26	Keegan Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	8	0
10:05	Payton Pritchard makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	8	2
9:53	Payton Pritchard blocks Keegan Murray 's 25-foot three point jumper	8	2
9:53	Kings offensive team rebound	8	2
9:51	Keegan Murray misses 16-foot jumper	8	2
9:47	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	8	2
9:36	Payton Pritchard makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	8	4
9:19	Precious Achiuwa makes 28-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	11	4
9:02	Jaylen Brown makes 4-foot dunk (Derrick White assists)	11	6
8:49	Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	6
8:45	Jordan Walsh defensive rebound	11	6
8:30	Payton Pritchard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	11	9
8:05	Russell Westbrook misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	9
8:01	DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound	11	9
8:00	DeMar DeRozan makes 8-foot two point shot	13	9
7:44	Neemias Queta makes 5-foot dunk (Derrick White assists)	13	11
7:44	Maxime Raynaud shooting foul	13	11
7:44	Neemias Queta makes free throw 1 of 1	13	12
7:26	Maxime Raynaud makes layup (Precious Achiuwa assists)	15	12
7:17	Jaylen Brown misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	12
7:13	Celtics offensive team rebound	15	12
7:04	Precious Achiuwa blocks Jordan Walsh 's 7-foot driving layup	15	12
7:00	Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound	15	12
6:55	Russell Westbrook misses running layup	15	12
6:55	Maxime Raynaud offensive rebound	15	12
6:54	Maxime Raynaud makes two point shot	17	12
6:54	Celtics Full timeout	17	12
6:54	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	17	12
6:54	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Jordan Walsh	17	12
6:39	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	17	12
6:39	Celtics offensive team rebound	17	12
6:33	Payton Pritchard misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	12
6:29	Keegan Murray defensive rebound	17	12
6:23	Keegan Murray makes driving layup	19	12
6:05	Anfernee Simons misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	19	12
6:00	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	19	12
5:53	Keegan Murray misses 11-foot two point shot	19	12
5:48	Neemias Queta defensive rebound	19	12
5:44	Sam Hauser makes 28-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	19	15
5:29	DeMar DeRozan makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	21	15
5:18	Jaylen Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	15
5:18	Luka Garza enters the game for Neemias Queta	21	15
5:05	Keegan Murray misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	21	15
5:02	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	21	15
4:56	Luka Garza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)	21	18
4:40	Precious Achiuwa misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	18
4:36	Anfernee Simons defensive rebound	21	18
4:27	Anfernee Simons makes 30-foot three pointer	21	21
4:25	Kings Full timeout	21	21
4:25	Nique Clifford enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	21	21
4:25	Dennis Schroder enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	21	21
4:25	Keon Ellis enters the game for Russell Westbrook	21	21
4:11	Maxime Raynaud misses two point shot	21	21
4:08	Nique Clifford offensive rebound	21	21
4:03	Dennis Schroder makes 17-foot jump bank shot	23	21
4:03	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	23	21
4:03	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 1	24	21
3:47	Anfernee Simons misses 28-foot three point jumper	24	21
3:46	Kings defensive team rebound	24	21
3:26	Nique Clifford misses driving floating jump shot	24	21
3:21	Luka Garza defensive rebound	24	21
3:15	Payton Pritchard misses 28-foot three point jumper	24	21
3:12	Kings defensive team rebound	24	21
3:12	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Maxime Raynaud	24	21
3:00	Keegan Murray misses driving floating jump shot	24	21
2:56	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	24	21
2:51	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	24	21
2:49	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	24	21
2:36	Drew Eubanks lost ball turnover (Luka Garza steals)	24	21
2:33	Keon Ellis shooting foul	24	21
2:33	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	24	22
2:33	Malik Monk enters the game for Keegan Murray	24	22
2:33	Derrick White enters the game for Payton Pritchard	24	22
2:33	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	24	23
2:21	Derrick White blocks Malik Monk 's 11-foot hook shot	24	23
2:19	Drew Eubanks offensive rebound	24	23
2:19	Drew Eubanks makes two point shot	26	23
2:00	Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover (Nique Clifford steals)	26	23
1:53	Nique Clifford bad pass turnover (Derrick White steals)	26	23
1:41	Jaylen Brown misses 30-foot three point jumper	26	23
1:39	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	26	23
1:23	Keon Ellis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	29	23
1:11	Nique Clifford personal foul	29	23
1:11	Hugo Gonzalez enters the game for Jaylen Brown	29	23
1:02	Luka Garza makes driving layup (Anfernee Simons assists)	29	25
53.2	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Sam Hauser steals)	29	25
39.6	Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	29	28
31.2	Hugo Gonzalez personal foul	29	28
22.7	Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point jumper	29	28
17.6	Hugo Gonzalez defensive rebound	29	28
1.0	Derrick White misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	29	28
1.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	29	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	28

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Venue

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, January 2, 2026

Coverage

NBC Sports BO, NBC Sports CA, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,832

Referees

Bill Kennedy, Kevin Cutler, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	34	18	.654	W5
New York	33	19	.635	L1
Toronto	31	22	.585	W1
Philadelphia	30	22	.577	W1
Brooklyn	14	37	.275	W1

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	24	27	.471	W1
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

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