Brown chipped in a game-high 28 points (9-19 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 9-11 FT), one rebound, five assists, one block and one steal in 35 minutes during Friday's 114-97 loss to the Kings. Although Brown submitted his highest scoring output since a 44-point outburst during the Dec.

The Sacramento Kings are playing better basketball since dismissing Mike Brown but no one would confuse them for a defensive juggernant. Still, they came on the road Friday night and held a rested Celtics squad to 42 points at TD Garden in the second half of a 114-97 win.