LOS ANGELES – The top-seeded Boston Celtics survived a late scare as they held off a 40-point display from De’Aaron Fox and a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat the Sacramento Kings 101-100 on April 5.

Boston, already assured of entering the play-offs as the top-ranked team in the National Basketball Association (NBA), looked to be strolling to a comfortable victory after taking a 19-point lead midway through the fourth quarter.