Jayson Tatum and Key Celtics Players to Watch vs. the Kings - April 5

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Celtics vs. Kings: Players to Watch

Celtics Key Players

Jayson Tatum is averaging 27.2 points, 4.9 assists and 8.3 rebounds.

Porzingis is averaging 20.4 points, 7 boards and 2 assists. Defensively, he averages 0.7 steals and 1.9 blocked shots.

Jrue Holiday is averaging 12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.

Al Horford's numbers on the season are 8.6 points, 6.5 boards and 2.6 assists per contest, shooting 50.6% from the floor and 42.1% from downtown, with an average of 1.7 made treys.

Payton Pritchard is averaging 8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Kings Key Players

Per game, Domantas Sabonis provides the Kings 19.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks.

De'Aaron Fox averages 26.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists. He is also making 46.5% of his shots from the field and 36.6% from 3-point range, with 2.7 triples per game.

Per game, Keegan Murray gives the Kings 15.1 points, 5.3 boards and 1.6 assists, plus 1 steal and 0.7 blocks.

Harrison Barnes' numbers on the season are 12.2 points, 2.9 boards and 1.2 assists per game. He is draining 47.9% of his shots from the floor and 39.8% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.9 treys.

The Kings get 10.2 points per game from Kevin Huerter, plus 3.5 boards and 2.6 assists.

Celtics vs. Kings Stat Insights

Boston Key Stats

The Celtics outscore opponents by 11.7 points per game (scoring 121.0 points per game to rank second in the league while giving up 109.3 per contest to rank fifth in the NBA) and have a +891 scoring differential overall.

Boston grabs 46.5 rebounds per game (second in the league) while allowing 43.1 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 3.4 boards per game.

The Celtics knock down 16.6 three-pointers per game (first in the league), 3.9 more than their opponents (12.7). They are shooting 39.0% from deep (first in the NBA) while allowing opponents to shoot 34.9%.

Boston ranks first in the NBA with 120.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and third in the league defensively with 109.1 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Sacramento Key Stats

The Kings are outscoring opponents by 1.2 points per game, with a +95 scoring differential overall. They put up 117.0 points per game (ninth in NBA) and allow 115.8 per contest (19th in league).

Sacramento wins the rebound battle by 1.5 boards on average. It records 43.8 rebounds per game, 12th in the league, while its opponents grab 42.3.

The Kings connect on 14.3 three-pointers per game (fourth-most in the league), 1.1 more than their opponents.

Sacramento averages 114.0 points per 100 possessions on offense (13th in league), and gives up 113.6 points per 100 possessions (21st in NBA).

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