Boston Celtics (20-12, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (8-24, 14th in the Western Conference)Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Sacramento and Boston meet in non-conference action.The Kings have gone 5-10 at home. Sacramento is 3-1 in one-possession games.The Celtics are 10-7 on the road. Boston ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference shooting 36.2% from 3-point range.The Kings average 10.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.5 fewer makes per game than the Celtics give up (14.2). The Celtics average 15.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.5 more made shots on average than the 13.0 per game the Kings allow.TOP PERFORMERS: Russell Westbrook is scoring 14.6 points per game with 6.8 rebounds and 7.1 assists for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 22.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 47.1% over the past 10 games.Derrick White is averaging 18.4 points, 5.2 assists and 1.5 blocks for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown is averaging 23.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 47.4% over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsLAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 3-7, averaging 113.2 points, 44.8 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 10.5 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.4 points per game.Celtics: 7-3, averaging 117.4 points, 43.0 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.8 points.INJURIES: Kings: Zach LaVine: out (ankle), Domantas Sabonis: out (knee).Celtics: Jayson Tatum: out (achilles), Chris Boucher: day to day (personal).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. …
