Jared Weiss helps preview Kings upcoming matchup in Boston

Jan 9, 2025, 5:04 PM

Sactown Sports writer

Allen Stiles was joined by Jared Weiss, NBA Reporter for The Athletic , who previously specialized in covering the Boston Celtics. With the Sacramento Kings set to put their five-game winning streak to the test Friday night in TD Garden, they discussed the upcoming matchup.

“They’re the defending champions for a reason,” Keegan Murray said after Wednesday’s practice.

“They’re playing at a really high level, shooting the three ball at a historic rate, so we just have to try to get them to be uncomfortable like we have to other teams recently and obviously play a high level if we want to beat them.”

Jared and Allen dove into some of the tricky matchups the Kings may have to deal with in Boston, specifically surrounding star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

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Sacramento will leave the state of California for the first time since December 12th as they embark on a three-game road trip that begins with a matchup against the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics on Friday afternoon.

The Kings have lost six straight games against the Celtics and haven’t won a game at TD Garden since March 19, 2021.

Be sure to catch all of the Kings vs. Celtics drama right here on Sactown Sports 1140 AM, with pregame coverage starting at 2:00 PM PT on Game Night before action tips off at 4:00 PM PT from downtown Boston.