On Sunday night, the Celtics blew a 36-18 lead after one quarter as the Kings won for the 11th time in 12 games. Sacramento cut the lead to eight points by halftime and seized control with a 12-0 run early in the third.

"It felt strange to be down by around 20 points by the second quarter," Peja Stojakovic said. "We knew it was time to regroup."

Stojakovic finished the game with 27 points, including 6 threes on a night when Quentin Richardson had 8 of his own.

"You don't know what's going to happen in a 48-minute game," Miller said. "That's the beauty of it, you've got to play the whole game."