The short-handed Celtics still had plenty of firepower to beat the Raptors on Tuesday, claiming a 111-101 victory to earn their fifth straight win.
Here are the takeaways.
Derrick White was a two-way killer (again)
There simply isn’t another guard in the NBA who can do this as consistently as Derrick White.
White had another phenomenal game – 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting, including six 3-pointers, to go with three rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks. His offense coming back around has been one of the biggest reasons the Celtics are surging again, since he opens up passing and scoring options for Tatum in particular – the Celtics might not have a more deadly two-man option than the Tatum/White pick-and-roll (the only deadlier option might be Tatum and Porzingis).