Fox leads the way as Kings stop Celtics | Inquirer Sports

Fox leads the way as Kings stop Celtics

/ 03:40 PM February 04, 2021

 De'Aaron Fox

Tyrese Haliburton congratulates De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings after Fox made a basket against the Boston Celtics at Golden 1 Center on February 03, 2021 in Sacramento, California.  Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP

De’Aaron Fox scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and also had 11 assists to lead the Sacramento Kings 116-11 past the visiting Boston Celtics.

Harrison Barnes added 24 points and rookie Tyrese Haliburton matched his season best of five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 21 points off the bench for the Kings.

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Buddy Hield contributed 15 points and a season-high 11 rebounds as Sacramento won for the fifth time in the past six games.

Jayson Tatum recorded 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds and Jaylen Brown scored 21 for the Celtics, who have lost six of their past nine games.

Boston’s Kemba Walker (knee) was held out for rest on the second night of a back-to-back.

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