Kings vs. Celtics: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

Boston Celtics @celtics
Starting 5️⃣
@DraftKings pic.twitter.com/9KtvfeqiYZ – 7:15 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Hauser & Horford start tonight. – 7:06 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Kings at Celtics – TD Garden – April 5, 2024 – Starters
Boston – Holiday, Hauser, Tatum, Horford, Porzingis
Sacramento – De’Aaron Fox, Keon Ellis, Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis
OUT – Boston: Brown, White, Springer Sacramento: Kevin Huerter, Malik Monk pic.twitter.com/wJVqYRDsEl – 7:02 PM

Boston Celtics @celtics
🔜 pic.twitter.com/2Gdv9SwRvw – 6:58 PM

Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
“It doesn’t surprise me with the way [Davion’s] scoring the basketball, the way he’s shooting the ball from the three-point line, because of the work that he puts in.”
Coach Brown on the recent offensive improvements from Davion Mitchell. pic.twitter.com/lrOlDaep4t – 6:53 PM

Boston Celtics @celtics
Al Horford has received several ringing endorsements from his colleagues after being nominated as a finalist for Teammate of the Year earlier this week.
nba.com/celtics/news/s… – 6:42 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Jaden Springer told me he’s just been dealing with some inflammation in his knee, not an injury, and thinks he could be available Sunday. – 6:35 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Jaylen Brown is out tonight but getting some shots up pregame pic.twitter.com/w1X3XaJnVY – 6:31 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Derrick White just congratulated Jordan Walsh on Maine’s quarterfinal win in the G-League playoffs when he walked in the locker room. – 6:25 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
Jayson Tatum getting in some pre-game work before tonight’s matchup vs the Kings. pic.twitter.com/kWmIRJ1W6E – 6:17 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Celtics host the Kings tonight in Boston
Third straight game where the C’s are catching a team on the second leg of a back-to-back – 6:13 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
“Long, veteran team with a lot of playoff experience”
Kings coach Mike Brown on what he sees from the Celtics pic.twitter.com/6v8YpsJXDf – 6:08 PM

Jay King @ByJayKing
Mike Brown said the Kings identify hot players on their opponents. Said with the Celtics, they might as well put the whole roster on there. – 6:07 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Big smile from Mazzulla when asked about the increased physicality across the NBA
Says he hopes teams are super physical with the Celtics down the stretch so they can grow from that – 5:50 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Mazzulla said the allowed physicality can be used to the #Celtics‘ advantage to ramp up to the postseason. – 5:49 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Joe Mazzulla says Jaylen Brown made it out of last game well, but they’re just managing the left hand sprain. So it doesn’t seem like anything serious. – 5:47 PM

Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Joe Mazzulla said Jaylen Brown is fine and won’t miss the rest of the regular season. – 5:47 PM

Jay King @ByJayKing
Joe Mazzulla said Jaylen Brown made it through last game well and his absence is just “managing the rest of the season.” – 5:47 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Let’s just take 37 minutes to appreciate the regular season the Celtics have had. Just you, me, and @Tom_NBA
youtu.be/-1iXD75CDY0?si… pic.twitter.com/8VOmwiEt7h – 5:41 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jrue Holiday stops to give a young fan an autograph as he arrives at TD Garden pic.twitter.com/dlQyfY6vgw – 5:35 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
JaVale McGee with a three and a BIG dunk during pregame warmups here in Boston
Celtics host the Kings tonight at 7:30 pic.twitter.com/KswKLRTWkA – 5:18 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
The Biggest Threat to Celtics in First Round | BIG 3 NBA Podcast w/ @ASherrodblakely, @KwaniALunis & @GwashburnGlobe | Powered by @PrizePicks Use Code CLNS #Big3NBAPod twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:00 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown just posted this super snazzy video on Instagram with this caption:
Happy Friday @kporzee 🫡 pic.twitter.com/lXUfqpVnMp – 4:41 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Joel Embiid has more 50-point games this season than Steph, LeBron , KD, Shai, Tatum and Jokic combined.
He’s only played in 36 games. pic.twitter.com/wKspXp3Jcf – 4:38 PM

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Also interested to Gobert on Nurkic tonight.
We often see Gobert not on the other teams 5, and instead on a non-shooter wing so he can be used for help side rim protection.
But Phoenix is kinda of like Sacramento, in that they have shooters out there 1-4 most of the time, so… pic.twitter.com/LKZwF4wtGe – 4:02 PM

Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
the buckets came in BUNCHES for Swipa at MSG 😤
👑 29 PTS
👑 7 AST
👑 6-13 3PT FG pic.twitter.com/Cj08BIHlZS – 3:15 PM

Sacramento Kings @SacramentoKings
“We’re still in the Hunt.”
Coach Brown on the team’s approach with the remaining slate of games ahead. pic.twitter.com/a8TqPykWWR – 2:45 PM

Boston Celtics @celtics
We have recalled Jordan Walsh from the @MaineCeltics – 2:45 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Celtics have recalled Jordan Walsh ahead of tonight’s game in Boston against the Kings – 2:42 PM

Dave Mason @DeuceMason
What would it take for the Kings to win tonight in Boston?
We’ll be LIVE tonight after Kings-Celtics. Actually, LIVE when @momoragan returns back from San Francisco.
Late Friday night pods>
youtube.com/watch?v=YafRA5… pic.twitter.com/wNoxEgJsjV – 2:05 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
Josh Hart’s wrist sprain prevents him from shooting 3s; he still found plenty of ways to impact NYK’s win vs SAC. More on that, life without Randle, Jalen Brunson not hunting for FTs:
sny.tv/articles/knick…
pic.twitter.com/TayXP8uhsq – 1:49 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Ranking NBA title contenders: Nuggets, Celtics sit atop loaded class; Thunder, Wolves must be taken seriously
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/nba/news/ranki… – 1:40 PM