The Celtics (53-19) stayed perfect on their current 6-game road trip and ran their win streak to 6 in a row with Monday night's 113-95 win over the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Arena in Sacramento. Jayson Tatum left the game after hitting a free throw in the 3rd Quarter and he did not return. Tatum suffered a sprained left ankle after hitting a 3 and having Domantas Sabonis step into his landing area which resulted in the injury and a Flagrant 1 on Sabonis. Tatum did not return to the game. The Celtics earn a split of the season series with the Kings with Monday's victory.    

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Scoring Leaders: Tatum led the Celtics with 25 Points, 8 Assists and 7 Rebounds despite not playing in the 4th Quarter.  Payton Pritchard hit 5 3's and scored 22.  Luke Kornet added 13 Points and 8 Rebounds off the Bench.  Kristaps Porzingis chipped in with 16 Points and 8 Boards. Jaylen Brown had 9 Points in his return to the lineup.    

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3 Back & 2 Held Out: Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis all returned to the starting lineup Monday night against the Kings. Al Horford was held out on the 2nd game of a back-to-back and Sam Hauser also missed Monday's game with lower back stiffness.         

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#'s of the Night: With Monday night's win over the Kings, the Celtics are now 8-4 in the 2nd game of back-to-back's this season. The Celtics led by 10 going to the 4th Quarter.  The Celtics have gone 13 straight games without trailing after 3 Quarters. They've led 12 times and have been tied once after 3 Quarters in that stretch.  They also led by 10 or more in 7 of those 13 Games. The Celtics are 3-0 on their current road trip and are 29-7 on the road.  The Celtics are also a season-high 34 Games over .500.           

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1st-Half Nuggets: Payton Pritchard beat the buzzer and hit a 3-Pointer to end the 1st Quarter and that put the Celtics up by 1, 30-29.  The Celtics trailed by 9 in the 1st-Quarter.  Jayson Tatum hit a 3 late in the 2nd Quarter to put the Celtics up 5 and that was the lead at Halftime. There were 10 lead changes in the 2nd Quarter and 12 in the 1st-Half.  Tatum hit 4 3's and 17 in the 1st-Half for the Celtics.  Tatum also had 6 Assists and 5 Rebounds over the 1st 2 Quarters.  Pritchard knocked down 3 3's and had 14 at the Half.  Damontis Sabonis had 10 Points & 10 Rebounds in the 1st-Half.    

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Up Next: The Celtics continue their road trip in Phoenix for the first meeting of the season with the suns Wednesday night. The Celtics play the Spurs in San Antonio Saturday night and conclude the trip against the Memphis Grizzlies next Monday.    

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