Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 4/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (59-16) host the Sacramento Kings (44-31) at TD Garden on Friday.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and walked away with a win by a score of 109-95 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 18 while the Clippers accumulated 21 fouls. They buried 11 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. Los Angeles went 81.5% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 27 shots. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 38 boards (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Los Angeles totaled 18 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Regarding defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 40.8% from the field on 31 of 76 shooting. They also dished out 29 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 56 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Kings buried 19 of their 25 shots for a rate of 76.0%. Sacramento wrapped up the game having earned a 42.4% FG percentage (39 of 92) and converted 12 out of their 42 shots from downtown.

Domantas Sabonis is someone who was a contributor for the game. He was able to score 22 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played 35 minutes and also snagged 20 rebounds. Sabonis walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the floor and recorded 9 assists.

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Sacramento will play this game with a win-loss mark of 44-31 on the season. They average 117.1 points per outing (9th in the NBA) while hitting 48.0% from the floor. The Kings are hitting 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,065 of 2,910) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 43.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,142 dimes for the year, which ranks 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 20.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 39.2% from beyond the arc and they are 18th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (115.7). The Kings defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.2% (3,143 of 6,519) and they concede 41.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,033 surrendered for the campaign.

In their last game, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 135-100 against the Thunder. The Celtics earned 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 46 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Thunder were called for 11 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 94.7%. In regard to shots from downtown, Boston made 17 of 40 attempts (42.5%). When all was said and done, the Celtics finished shooting 50 for 92 from the field which had them shooting 54.3%. The Celtics allowed the Thunder to bury 35 of their 81 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2% in the game. They finished the game shooting 20.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 28 at the charity stripe (89.3%). When it comes to rebounding, Boston permitted Oklahoma City to pull down 31 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Kristaps Porzingis ended up being a factor for the Celtics for the game. Porzingis racked up 27 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this game. He made 11 of 14 in this contest for a rate of 78.6%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Boston has a win-loss record of 59-16 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Celtics are connecting on 48.6% from the floor, which is ranked 9th in the NBA. Boston has totaled 9,064 points so far this season (120.9 per contest) and they average 46.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 26.7 times per game (15th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Celtics are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they connect on 80.9% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (963 of 2,750) and their opponents are knocking down 76.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 24.9 assists and 43.3 boards per game, which ranks them 6th and 16th in the league. The Celtics on defense are ranked 5th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (2nd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Boston and under the total points

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