SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ For the second time in less than 48 hours, the Kings battled one of the NBA's best teams to the final buzzer. This time they came out on top, beating the Boston Celtics 100-99 on Sunday at Golden 1 Center to end their 10-game winning streak.
Buddy Hield scored a season-high 35 points for the Kings (5-7), who suffered a 99-97 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 12 points and 10 assists.
Jaylen Brown scored 18 points to lead the Celtics (10-2), who had not lost since falling to the Philadelphia 76ers in their season opener.
The Kings came out strong in the opening period to build up a 13-point advantage. They led 30-18 at the end of the first quarter after shooting 45.8% from the field while holding the Celtics to 30.4-percent shooting.
The Celtics gradually cut into the Kings' lead in the second quarter. Sacramento still led 50-46 at the halftime break, but Boston went up 56-55 on a basket by Brown with 8:07 to play in the third.
The Kings tied the game a number of times in the fourth quarter and finally took an 88-87 lead on a corner 3-pointer by Hield with 5:02 remaining.
Jason Tatum converted a three-point play and drained a corner 3 of his own to help the Celtics reestablish a five-point lead, but the Kings kept fighting. They got within two on a 3-pointer by Bogdanovic and took a 96-95 lead on another 3 by Hield.
Boston reclaimed the lead on a dunk by Daniel Theis, but Richaun Holmes made two free throws with 13.3 seconds to play, putting the Kings up 100-99. The Celtics had a chance to win it at the buzzer, but Kemba Walker's floater rolled off the rim as time expired.
