The Sacramento Kings play host to the Boston Celtics at Golden 1 Center on Tuesday.

The Celtics (49-23) come into this matchup winning four of their last six games. The problem is that the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers are seemingly winning every day, and it's going to be nearly impossible for Boston to catch the Bucks at this point. They're also tied with the Sixers for the two-seed in the Eastern Conference, and it's clear those two clubs will battle for the remaining three weeks. The good news is that those three teams are locked into the top-three spots, and that means they'll get homecourt advantage for at least one round. This club is also starting to get healthy because Robert Williams is expected to return sometime this week.

The Kings (43-28) have been the biggest surprise in the NBA this season. Many people considered than a borderline play-in team at the beginning of the year, but Sacramento is tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the second-best record in the Western Conference. This is a club that hasn't made the postseason in nearly 20 years, and they're just a few days away from snapping that streak. It also looks like Sacramento fans will get homecourt through the opening round, and they deserve that with the way this club has been performing. As long as De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis remain healthy, this team should be a threat in the postseason as well.

These teams played back on November 25, with Boston prevailing, 122-104. That gives the Celtics three straight wins in this series, winning by an average of 33 points per game.