Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and a career-high 28 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings used a fourth quarter rally to beat the Boston Celtics 114-97.

Once 13-18 and spiraling, the Sacramento Kings are now 20-19 and squarely back in the playoff hunt. What changed and is it sustainable?

Boston Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum has established himself as one of the best players in the league thus far. Tatum has been in the league for nine season

A competitive game Friday night turned ugly late for the Celtics, who were run off their home floor by the shorthanded Sacramento Kings.

The Celtics will return home from a four-game road trip to host the Sacramento Kings, who are on a five-game winning streak.

Jayson Tatum has been on the receiving end of criticism throughout his NBA career. One of his latest naysayers is former NBA player Brandon Jennings, who called him "the softest Boston Celtics superstar ever" on a the Jan. 5 episode of "Gil's Arena." Naturally, NBA fans wanted to know how Tatum would respond.

Mazzulla went on to strongly defend his star player in the same radio interview, calling Tatum “one of the best Celtics of all time” while stressing the need to ignore outsiders’ opinions.

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One day after firing back against Brandon Jennings “soft” comments on Instagram, Jayson Tatum struggled through one of his worst performances of the year Friday night. The Celtics All-Star piled up a season-high eight turnovers while scoring just 15 points as Boston’s offense sputtered in the second half in a 114-97 loss to a red-hot Sacramento Kings squad.

The Sacramento Kings (18-19) put their winning streak ... They have countless players who can carry them on any given night, but Jayson Tatum leads the way with 28.1 points per contest.

Sacramento visits the Boston Celtics after the Kings took down the Miami Heat 123-118 in overtime. The teams play Friday for the first time this season.