Russell Westbrook (foot) is out for Friday's game against the Celtics.
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Russell Westbrook (foot) is out for Friday's game against the Celtics.Westbrook will miss a second consecutive game due to a sore right foot, which he tweaked during Tuesday's loss to the Knicks. Dennis Schroder will remain in the starting lineup, and he's worth streaming while the Kings are without their starting point guard.
Malik Monk (ankle) is not on the injury report for Friday's game against the Celtics.Monk has missed the Kings' last two games with a sore right ankle, resulting in Keon Ellis moving into the rotation. However, head coach Doug Christie has usually only had one of the wings in his bench rotation. Russell Westbrook being out may keep Ellis in the rotation, but his playing time will likely decrease with Monk available.
Russell Westbrook: Sitting out againWestbrook (foot) will not play Friday against the Celtics.
Sacramento takes on Boston on 7-game losing streakSacramento Kings (12-37, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (29-18, third in the Eastern Conference)Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. ESTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -11.5; over/under is 221.5BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento looks to stop its seven-game skid with a victory over Boston.The Celtics are 14-8 on their home court. Boston has a 4-6 record in games decided by less than 4 points.The Kings are 3-21 on the road. Sacramento has a 5-24 record in games decided by 10 points or more.The Celtics score 116.4 points per game, 4.2 fewer points than the 120.6 the Kings allow. The Kings average 110.5 points per game, 0.4 more than the 110.1 the Celtics allow to opponents.The teams meet for the second time this season. The Celtics won 120-106 in the last matchup on Jan. 2.TOP PERFORMERS: Jaylen Brown is averaging 29.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Celtics. Anfernee Simons is averaging 14.7 points over the last 10 games.Dennis Schroder is scoring 13.0 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 21.7 points and 3.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 5-5, averaging 111.3 points, 47.4 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.7 points per game.Kings: 3-7, averaging 113.2 points, 42.5 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.5 points.INJURIES: Celtics: Jaylen Brown: day to day (hamstring), Jayson Tatum: out (achilles), Neemias Queta: day to day (illness).Kings: Russell Westbrook: day to day (illness), Keegan Murray: out (ankle), Malik Monk: day to day (ankle).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Dennis Schroder led the Kings with 27 points (9-of-16 FGs), four rebounds, two assists, one steal and five three-pointers in a 113-111 loss to the 76ers on Thursday.Schroder entered the starting lineup with Russell Westbrook (foot) sidelined, and it led to one of his best performances of the season. He set a new season high for scoring and matched his season high for three-pointers, though it wasn't enough to end their losing streak. This was the first night of a back-to-back, so if Westbrook remains out against the Celtics on Friday, Schroder should start again and have upside as a streaming option.