Many fans of the Boston Celtics are familiar with the viral video of a younger Payton Pritchard practicing his dribbling routine like a madman before the the University of Oregon alum had yet been drafted by the Celtics.

The Celtics will return home from a four-game road trip to host the Sacramento Kings, who are on a five-game winning streak.

The Sacramento Kings head to TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics in a non-conference matchup. The Kings are 18-19, which puts them in 11th place in the Western Conference. The Celtics are 27-10, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference.

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Bleacher Report NBA analyst Zach Buckley recently took the time to survey the league for a player on each team who ought to be trusted to take such a high leverage shot. "There is literally no bigger shot that a team can attempt,

The Celtics also have a really good sixth man who is in the running for Sixth Man of the Year. Payton Pritchard has been playing the best basketball of his young career. He's averaging 14.8 points per game on 46.7 percent shooting from the field and 42 percent shooting from three.

While Tatum's putting up impressive numbers, the 26-year-old still gets criticized for not being aggressive on the court. In fact, former NBA player Brandon Jennings took it one step futher by suggested that Tatum might be the softest NBA superstar in the history of the Celtics.

The Celtics' best player, All-NBA power forward Jayson Tatum, has recently gotten into a war of words with former Milwaukee Bucks/Detroit Pistons standout point guard Brandon Jennings. Boston almost got a chance to select one of the Miami Heat's biggest stars,

The Sacramento Kings (18-19) and Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics (27-10) take the court at TD Garden on Friday, January 10, beginning at 7:30 PM ET.The Celtics head into this matchup on the

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Halbert wore jersey Nos. 11 and 14 and put up 9.4 points, and 1.8 assists per game.

Was the Boston Celtics first West Coast road trip of the NBA's 2024-25 regular season a success? It depends on what standard you are going to set for the Celtics in terms of wins and losses and performance, and by most accounts, Boston having gone 3-1 on this trip is a very solid outcome.