The Boston Celtics will be on the second night of a back-to-back when they face the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Riding a five-game winning streak, the defending champions will look to build on Sunday’s 129-116 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers as they continue their push towards capturing consecutive NBA titles.

The Celtics also removed starters Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday from the injury report after both sat out Sunday night’s 129-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Al Horford was ruled out against the Kings — unsurprising, as he and Porzingis both do not play both ends of back-to-backs.

The Boston Celtics are traveling to face the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, setting up an exciting cross-conference matchup between two of the league's top o

One can make a legitimate case that a number of players could serve as a sort of critical element for the Celtics' postseason success.

While everybody was busy worrying about their brackets and parlays, the NBA world was concentrating on record-breaking sales, positive trends, troubling stretches and some playoff races that give us March Madness!

The NBA got the number it was hoping for in the sale of the Boston Celtics—a $6.1 billion valuation for the franchise, an NBA record by more than $2 billion (the Phoenix Suns sold at a valuation of $4 billion when Mat Ishbia purchased the team).

Analyzing Monday’s Boston Celtics at Sacramento Kings odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for Monday’s NBA slate of action as we conclude this next cross-conference series with the second meeting between these two squads. The Boston Celtics will take on the Sacramento Kings as the Kings lead the series 1-0.