Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/24/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, March 24, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (35-33) will try to defeat the Boston Celtics (50-19) at Golden 1 Center on Monday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Nets and took home the win by a score of 104-96 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Celtics left the arena with 14 and the Nets totaled 19 personal fouls. They also buried 13 out of their 45 shots from distance. Brooklyn finished the contest at 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of 17 attempts. Additionally, Brooklyn grabbed 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Brooklyn dished out 21 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, Boston allowed 40.9% from the floor on 36 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 48 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Celtics made 18 of 22 shots for a rate of 81.8%. Boston finished the game having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (35 out of 79) and converted 16 out of their 48 three-point attempts.

Kristaps Porzingis is a guy who played a role for this contest. He totaled 25 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins played and also collected 13 rebounds. Porzingis shot 69.2% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Boston comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 50-19 on the season. They have an average of 116.4 pts per game (10th in basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Celtics are shooting 36.9% on three-point attempts (1,225 of 3,320) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling in 44.8 rebounds per contest and has 1,775 dimes so far this season, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.2 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Celtics are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,657 conceded for the campaign. The Celtics are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,795 of 6,175) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 34.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 123-119 when they faced the Cavaliers. In the matter of cleaning the glass, Sacramento permitted Cleveland to snag 37 in total (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.2% from three-point range by hitting 13 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Kings allowed the Cavaliers to convert 46 of their 84 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 54.8% in the matchup. In all, the Kings went 46 out of 91 from the field which had them shooting 50.5%. When talking about three-point shots, Sacramento converted 16 of 35 attempts (45.7%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 93.8%. The Cavaliers committed 14 fouls for this contest which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Kings corralled 27 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 41 for the matchup.

DeMar DeRozan ended up having an impact for the Kings for the matchup. DeRozan accumulated 27 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest. He converted 10 out of 19 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 1 rebound.

Sacramento has a record of 35-33 on the season. As an offense, the Kings are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the league. Sacramento has totaled 7,930 pts so far this season (116.6 per game) and they pull in 44.5 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.9 times per game (12th in the league) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. The Kings are committing 18.9 fouls per game and they connect on 80.7% from the free throw line.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.7. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Sacramento defense allows 38.3% from downtown (996 of 2,599) and their opposition makes 79.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 27.0 dimes and 42.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 20th and 7th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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