Celtics bounce back vs Kings 144-119

Celtics bounce back vs Kings 144-119

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Celtics bounce back vs Kings 144-119

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Jaylen Brown and Derrick White each scored 28 points and the short-handed Boston Celtics bounced back from a disappointing loss at Golden State with a 144-119 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.

Boston blew a 17-point lead before losing to the Warriors in overtime Tuesday night and played without leading scorer Jayson Tatum (ankle) and big man Al Horford (rest) against the rested Kings.

But the Celtics looked like the far fresher team and rolled to their sixth win in seven games.

Kristaps Porzingis, who missed the game against Golden State because of a calf injury, dominated the interior for Boston with 24 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots. 

The shooters led by White did the rest as the Celtics made 22 of 42 3-pointers after missing 41 of 58 attempts from long range in the loss to the Warriors.

“We had great shooters missing wide-open looks,” White said. “You just have to trust that if you continue to get looks people will knock them down. We were able to make them today like we weren’t yesterday. That’s just the name of the game.”

De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points on his 26th birthday to lead the Kings, who had won three straight games.