Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings Head-to-Head

Classic Rivalry
Boston Celtics
Sacramento Kings
Celtics lead Kings204to117

Celtics hold a decisive edge in 332 all-time meetings; Kings have narrowed the gap in the modern era.

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At a glance

Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings insights

The edge
+87wins for Celtics
61% Celtics ยท 35% Kings

Kings have closed the gap in the modern era: 26-34 since 1996.

Recent form
15-5last 20
Celtics on a 3-game streak

Celtics won 112-93 on Jan 30, 2026

Where it matters
17playoff games

17 playoff games, no Finals meetings.

The story

Celtics built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 170 of 261 decided meetings (65%). In the modern era they are 34-26 against each other (57% Celtics). Celtics currently hold a 3-game winning streak between the teams. Games average a 11.7-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Celtics' 53-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Celtics hold a 15-5 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 1960s produced the deepest sample with 108 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1948, so the rivalry has now spanned 78 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Celtics won 112-93 on Jan 30, 2026. Through the 2020s Celtics have led 9-3 between the teams.

Win Percentage
204W
117W
BOS
SAC
61%39%
Boston CelticsSacramento Kings

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Jan 30, 2026BOSSAC112โ€“93BOS
Jan 1, 2026SACBOS106โ€“120BOS
Mar 24, 2025SACBOS95โ€“113BOS
Jan 10, 2025BOSSAC97โ€“114SAC
Apr 5, 2024BOSSAC101โ€“100BOS
Dec 20, 2023SACBOS119โ€“144BOS
Mar 21, 2023SACBOS109โ€“132BOS
Nov 25, 2022BOSSAC122โ€“104BOS
Mar 18, 2022SACBOS97โ€“126BOS
Jan 25, 2022BOSSAC128โ€“75BOS
Last Meeting
Jan 30, 2026Final
BOS
112
HOME
SAC
93
AWAY
Celticswon by19
Celtics' 3rd straight in this seriesยทGame 332 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season304 games
193
111
Playoffs17 games
11
6
Boston Celtics Biggest Win
128โ€“75+53
Jan 25, 2022
Sacramento Kings Biggest Win
126โ€“96+30
Dec 28, 1996
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“BOS โ†•SAC โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26202
2024โ€“25112
2023โ€“24202
2022โ€“23202
2021โ€“22202
2020โ€“21022
2019โ€“20112
2018โ€“19202
2017โ€“18202
2016โ€“17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
123-34BOS HOME83-81SAC HOME
AWAY
81-83
BOS
AWAY
34-123
SAC
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Boston Celtics: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.7 pts on average
11.7pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
BOSโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1090%
All-Time61.4%
SACโ†“Trending Down
Last 1010%
All-Time35.2%
Last 10 Results
BOS / SAC

Frequently Asked Questions: Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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