The Boston Celtics fell 114-97 at home to the Sacramento Kings Friday night after falling apart in the fourth quarter. Sacramento outscored Boston 38-21 in the final period, dropping the Celtics to 27-11 for the season.

A competitive game Friday night turned ugly late for the Celtics, who were run off their home floor by the short-handed Sacramento Kings. The Kings, who were playing without injured leading scorer De’Aaron Fox,

The Celtics had no answer for Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis on Friday, who finished the 114-97 game with a staggering 28 rebounds.

Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and a career-high 28 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings used a fourth quarter rally to beat the Boston Celtics 114-97.

Two deep bench players will be unavailable for the Celtics on Friday night. Boston ruled out two-way player Drew Peterson (concussion) and reserve forward Jordan Walsh (illness) for its matchup with the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden.

This is the 1 st of a 3-game road trip for the Kings. They won Monday night at home in double overtime 123-118 against the Miami Heat. DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 30 points. Boston is back home after a 118-106 win in Denver over the Nuggets behind 29 from Jayson Tatum.

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Jayson Tatum claps back at Brandon Jennings’ “softest superstar” comment, proving his toughness on and off the court with humor.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is used to criticism, and there was ample opportunity for it on Friday night. The C’s fell to the Sacramento Kings, 114-97, and dropped to 8-7 in their last 15 games.