Boston Celtics vs. Sacramento Kings
January 30, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Kings 112-93 on 2026-01-30 at home. The Celtics started Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, and Baylor Scheierman. The Kings started DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Schröder, Zach LaVine, Precious Achiuwa, and Maxime Raynaud. Zach LaVine (Kings) scored 10 points (4/5) in his matchups, with Baylor Scheierman as his primary defender. Anfernee Simons (Celtics) scored 9 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Keon Ellis as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BOS
Boston Celtics
112
Did not play: Jaylen Brown (DND - Injury/Illness), Xavier Tillman (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAC
Sacramento Kings
93
Did not play: Drew Eubanks (DNP - Coach's Decision), Doug McDermott (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dario Šarić (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman Starter 14.5 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 4.9 min
- Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González 4.6 min
- Anfernee Simons · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 4.6 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman 4.4 min
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- DeMar DeRozan · Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Precious Achiuwa · Maxime Raynaud Starter 7.4 min
- Malik Monk · Keon Ellis · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud · Dylan Cardwell 9.5 min
- Daeqwon Plowden · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Maxime Raynaud · Dylan Cardwell 3.6 min
- Daeqwon Plowden · Isaiah Stevens · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 3.5 min
- Dennis Schröder · Zach LaVine · Devin Carter · Nique Clifford · Dylan Cardwell 3.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Zach LaVine 10 pts (4/5) in 40 possessions
Guarded by: Baylor Scheierman (37 %, 5 pts) · Derrick White (21 %, 0 pts) · Payton Pritchard (11 %, 3 pts)
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Malik Monk 7 pts (3/6) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: Hugo González (39 %, 0 pts) · Anfernee Simons (15 %, 3 pts) · Derrick White (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick White | Nique Clifford: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zach LaVine: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Payton Pritchard | Dennis Schröder: 17 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Keon Ellis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Zach LaVine: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Devin Carter: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Anfernee Simons | Keon Ellis: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Nique Clifford: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Sam Hauser | Maxime Raynaud: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · DeMar DeRozan: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Neemias Queta | Maxime Raynaud: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Dylan Cardwell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Hugo González | Malik Monk: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Nique Clifford: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Walsh | Nique Clifford: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dylan Cardwell: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Luka Garza | Dylan Cardwell: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Maxime Raynaud: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chris Boucher | Dylan Cardwell: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Nique Clifford: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Minott | Daeqwon Plowden: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Stevens: 1 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
Kings defense
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Anfernee Simons 9 pts (3/7) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: Keon Ellis (35 %, 3 pts) · Malik Monk (18 %, 0 pts) · Dennis Schröder (11 %, 0 pts)
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Derrick White 13 pts (5/12) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Nique Clifford (22 %, 3 pts) · Dennis Schröder (15 %, 0 pts) · Precious Achiuwa (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud | Neemias Queta: 24 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Sam Hauser: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Nique Clifford | Payton Pritchard: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Derrick White: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Dylan Cardwell | Luka Garza: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Neemias Queta: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Malik Monk | Jordan Walsh: 12 poss., 4 pts (0/2) · Anfernee Simons: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Zach LaVine | Baylor Scheierman: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Hugo González: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Dennis Schröder | Payton Pritchard: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Derrick White: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Sam Hauser: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/6) · Hugo González: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Keon Ellis | Anfernee Simons: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Payton Pritchard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Precious Achiuwa | Derrick White: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Neemias Queta: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Devin Carter | Baylor Scheierman: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Payton Pritchard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Daeqwon Plowden | Anfernee Simons: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Baylor Scheierman: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Stevens | Baylor Scheierman: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Minott: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |