The Boston Celtics may have finally hit some actual adversity this season, after all. In a 114-97 blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings, Boston got completely manhandled by three-time All-Star Kings center Domantas Sabonis,

"When we're not giving our all, I think that's the most deserved boos," Kristaps Porziņģis said after Friday's loss to the Kings.

Since the big man returned to the lineup, Boston has been inconsistent. Porziņģis's performance against Denver on Tuesday was encouraging.

On Saturday night, the Celtics will host the Atlanta Hawks in Boston. They could be without one of their best players, as 2018 NBA All-Star Kristaps Porzingis

The Celtics lost control offensively, melted down defensively late and got dominated on the boards. They have only won 8 of their last 15 games.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points with 11 rebounds and looked unstoppable against the Nuggets after similar spurts in a brutal loss at the Thunder.

Kings Top Performers DeMar DeRozan – 24 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds Domantas Sabonis – 23 points, 28 rebounds (career-high) Most rebounds by a player in Kings franchise history since 1969, Connie Dierking (28 rebounds,

The NBA announced their Players of the Week on social media. This week the honors went to Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland for the Western and Eastern Conferences,

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Ime Udoka discussed how Alperen Sengun handles the increasing media and fan interest due to his on-court success. “All the losing they did before I got here, and now we are seeing some success.

Over the full season, only the Rockets, Magic and 76ers have more consistently and thoroughly won the possession battle than Boston. That has actually held up over the past month, with the Celtics continuing to outperform opponents on the offensive glass, commit fewer turnovers than they create and generate more free throws than they allow.

Tatum remains one of the best fantasy options with a seventh-place 1828.9 TFP and eighth-place 49.4 FPPG, and Kristaps Porziņģis has been strong with 38 or more fantasy points in four consecutive outings, but the time of relying on Celtics for big numbers may have passed.