The Boston Celtics are back in action on Friday, Jan. 10 when the defending champions will host the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden in Boston.

Boston will need to be vigilant to not look past the surging Kings, who have won 5 tilts in a row and are a better team than their record suggests.

Many fans of the Boston Celtics are familiar with the viral video of a younger Payton Pritchard practicing his dribbling routine like a madman before the the University of Oregon alum had yet been drafted by the Celtics.

The Sacramento Kings extended their winning streak against the defending champion Boston Celtics with a 114-97 win.

Few in the history of the league have been better at getting under the skin of their opponents than the Big Ticket.

The Celtics will return home from a four-game road trip to host the Sacramento Kings, who are on a five-game winning streak.

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The Celtics also have a really good sixth man who is in the running for Sixth Man of the Year. Payton Pritchard has been playing the best basketball of his young career. He's averaging 14.8 points per game on 46.7 percent shooting from the field and 42 percent shooting from three.

The Sacramento Kings head to TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics in a non-conference matchup. The Kings are 18-19, which puts them in 11th place in the Western Conference. The Celtics are 27-10, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference.

The reality is nobody fears the Celtics anymore. Opposing know they can win at the Garden, and are throwing various defenses to which Boston's offense can’t consistently respond.