The Sacramento Kings are likely to face a Jaylen Brown-less Boston team. Here's where to watch and the betting lines.
The Sacramento Kings need to erase the memory of Tyrese Maxey's soul-snatching basket with 1.3 seconds left.
Unfortunately, they're a massive underdog here -- even with Jaylen Brown likely out of action for this Friday night showdown.
Sacramento now heads five hours north to face the Boston Celtics in front of an NBC Sports audience.
However, it'll be NBC Sports California (the flagship station for the Kings) plus NBC Sports Boston that'll carry the coverage of the 4:30 p.m. PT showdown.
Fans who don't have the option of both channels can pivot toward NBA League Pass -- with premium at $114.99 (offering no commercials and more in-arena access) and standard at $79.99 (more commercials, less in-arena showcases).
Time to dive into the betting side of things:
Are some members of the Kings secretly displaying a "get me out of here" message?
This looks like the case for DeMar DeRozan, after going off for 21 first half points before settling for 25 against the 76ers. Sactown 1140 AM Kings analyst Matt George viewed it as "get me the hell out of here" energy.
But it's not just DeRozan who played as if he wants to boost his trade value.
Domantas Sabonis is another with less than a week to learn where his next destination will reside. He's another hearing trade chatter across the league.
Same with names like Malik Monk and Keon Ellis -- though the latter is rising as the most wanted and more tradeable member of the Kings.
Fans watching from the state capitol of California...or even the Central Valley of Cali likely knows where this game is going toward.
Friday has tank written all over it on Sacramento's side. Especially as the 12-point underdog entering this contest per FanDuel Sportsbook.
If there's anything King fans can look forward to this weekend, it's the impressive Saturday lineup of college basketball games featuring potential future Kings Cameron Boozer playing with Duke at 9 a.m. PT, or tune into the massive BYU at Kansas showdown set for 1:30 p.m. PT -- featuring a potential future Sacramento star in the Cougars' AJ Dybantsa or the Jayhawks' Darryn Peterson.
Boston looks like it'll cover the spread.
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