The Boston Celtics entered Friday with the shortest odds on the board (+200) to win the NBA championship at ESPN BET.

The Sacramento Kings entered Friday night’s matchup against the Boston Celtics amid a five-game winning streak, but they knew they would have a tough test against the defending champions. Instead, the Kings dominated the Celtics, defeating them 114-97, pushing their winning streak to six games.

But with that said, it also does not rule out the possibility of Boston making some minor moves, which Bleacher Report cap expert Eric Pincus recently explained in an article surveying the NBA's potential trade options.

Are the Boston Celtics still a top-three team in the NBA so far this season? At present, the Celtics have one of the best records in the league, but have also dropped some games to high-profile opponents in high leverage games -- as well as others against opponents that had no business losing to.

While the Celtics do have limited options for trades, they could make a smaller one. In fact, one veteran forward has been listed as a potential trade target of Boston. Greg Swart

Or at least, rough compared to what many fans of the team thought they would be seeing from Boston at this point in the season.