“Light the beam” chants broke out at TD Garden as the Boston Celtics watched the final seconds tick off of the clock Friday. When the buzzer sounded, it finalized what had been decided for the last few minutes — their 114-97 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
Boston entered the fourth quarter tied with the visitors and then spent 12 minutes watching as their fourth win in five games quickly became their fifth loss in their last eight home games and their seventh in their last 15 overall. They couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean and then watched the Kings shoot 61% from the field and 8-11 from deep in the final frame.