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.

BOSTON — One day after firing back against Brandon Jennings “soft” comments on Instagram, Jayson Tatum struggled ... a 114-97 loss to a red-hot Sacramento Kings squad. After the setback ...

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?

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

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.

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.

The Celtics had no answer for Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis on Friday, who finished the 114-97 game with a staggering 28 rebounds.

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Brandon Jennings' criticism towards Jayson Tatum led to a fiery defense from Patrick Beverley on The Pat Bev Podcast.