With Kristaps Porzingis missing Thursday’s game, Al Horford missing Friday’s game and Jaylen Brown missing both, the Celtics needed guys to step up and deliver. There was a bunch of players who did: Jayson Tatum was spectacular on Thursday and Payton Pritchard was great on Friday.
However, it was Derrick White who stole the show by stepping up in a big way both nights when the Celtics needed him.
White had been in a bit of a rut before these last two games. In the month of December, he averaged 14.7 points per game on 41% from the field and 35% from beyond the arc in 13 games played.