Derrick White and the Celtics routed the Rockets 109-86 in the second half on Friday, claiming their second road win in as many days.
Here are the takeaways.
Derrick White’s All-Star case is strong (albeit unlikely).
It will be very hard for Derrick White to make the All-Star team this year in a very crowded field, but performances like Friday make his case a lot stronger.
On a night when the Celtics were without Jaylen Brown – and on a night when the Rockets were dead set on not letting Jayson Tatum beat them – White was more than up to the task of being the Celtics’ second star, hurting the Rockets in a wide variety of ways en route to a team-high 23 points on 8-for-16 shooting.