Will Jayson Tatum Play Tonight? Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings: Injury Updates, Lineups and Predictions

The Boston Celtics continue their Western Conference road trip as they face the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center at 10 pm EST tonight.

The Celtics beat the Warriors last night in a close game after Jayson Tatum stepped up and ensured the win for them late in the game. Despite the win, their record is an unimpressive 11-8. They finally have multiple players returning from injury so they will hope to improve their record now.

The Kings are returning from their road trip and are coming off a win against the Pelicans in their last game on Monday. They have now won four of their last five games and have improved their record from 5-10 at one stage to 9-11 now.

Boston Celtics expected lineup

The Celtics‘ suffered a big loss on Sunday after Marcus Smart had to leave the game with a calf injury. He will be expected to miss a few more weeks. Sophomore Romeo Langford will also miss the game because of his wrist injury. The only positive news is the potential return of rookie Payton Pritchard, who is recovering from a knee injury.

Their lineup could feature Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown as their guards, Jayson Tatum and Tristan Thompson as their forwards, and Daniel Theis as their center.

Sacramento Kings expected lineup

For the Kings, DaQuan Jeffries is likely to miss the whole month due to his ankle injury. Rookie Jahmi’us Ramsey hasn’t recovered from his groin injury yet, and will need a few more days of rest. Veteran Nemanja Bjelica could potentially return tonight after missing almost a month because of his back injury.

The Kings could start with De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield as their guards, Harrison Barnes and Marvin Bagley III as their forwards, and Richaun Holmes as their center.

Predictions

The Celtics will come into this game as the favorites. But they will have to be wary of the Kings’ form and not take them lightly. The Celtics need a good game from Kemba who has been struggling since his return.

The duo of Brown and Tatum will have to step up once again, but Fox and co will be keen to spoil their party. It could be close, but the Kings’ poor defense could let them down, and the Celtics will be expected to win.