In a nutshell
After playing their best game of the season and demolishing the Warriors in Oakland on Tuesday night, the last thing the Celtics wanted to do was throw away that progress by losing to the Sacramento Kings.
They didn’t. In fact, the Cs put forth another strong, encouraging performance in a tense battle that was in doubt until the final buzzer. The score was Celtics 111, Kings 109 and, like the night before, Gordon Hayward was the hero.
The key sequence down the stretch: With the Celtics holding a three-point lead, Hayward almost blew it by fouling Buddy Hield taking a three.