Today in Boston Celtics history, Walter Lee McCarty was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1974.

It’s been a long couple of weeks for the Boston Celtics. Ugly games against the Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Atlanta Hawks have weighed them down.

BOTTOM 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 are under a week away from the NBA trade deadline and have hit a bit of a lull, going 6-6 in their last 12 games. The trade market is heating up around the league with Giannis Antetokounmpo available,

Celtics starting center Neemias Queta was cut by the Kings two years ago, and exacted some revenge with 15 rebounds and three blocks.

Today in Boston Celtics history, Jiri Welsch was born in Pardubice, in what is now the Czech Republic in 1980.

Phil Jackson once said that serious contenders for a championship have to win 40 games before they lose 20, and history has proven him mostly right. Do the Celtics have a realistic chance to get there,

"I’m pleased with where he’s grown defensively for us," said Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla.