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Sun Feb 13, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Sacramento KingsKings
100
away
Chemistry Steady
Boston CelticsCeltics
101
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Sacramento KingsKings 18 29 30 23 100
Boston CelticsCeltics 25 24 25 27 101

After Action Report

In Boston, the Celtics survived the Kings 101-100. Ugly basketball, but the Celtics did just enough. The Celtics ride keeps rolling — they're catching fire; the Kings owned the glass, generating extra possessions. The Celtics locker room is humming, and it showed. The Kings rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Celtics · Catching Fire Riding a 4+ game winning streak — confidence is high.
  • Celtics · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Kings · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.