The Boston Celtics made short work of the only other truly elite offense in the league in the early going of the 2022-23 season once they put the clamps on late in the third quarter, beating the Sacramento Kings 122-104 at TD Garden on Friday night.
Big games from star forward Jayson Tatum (30 points, 8 rebounds), shooting guard Jaylen Brown (24 points, 5 boards), guard Derrick White (16 points), and vet big man Al Horford (13 points, 5 assists). reserve guard Payton Pritchard (9 points) and backup center Luke Kornet (5 boards, 2 blocks) also provided the spark to get the Celtics going late in the second half.
