Derrick White caught fire late, and the Celtics led for 42 minutes against the top-seeded Cavaliers on Tuesday, claiming an impressive 112-105 win.
Here are the takeaways.
Derrick White is completely back.
Let’s go ahead and call it officially: The Celtics have their star-in-his-role (but maybe just flat-out-star) guard back after a lengthy shooting slump.
The Celtics spent most of Tuesday’s game in the lead, but after taking a 20-point advantage in the second quarter, they couldn’t quite put finishing distance between themselves and the Cavs. The lead ballooned into the teens repeatedly, and White hit a pair of 31-foot triples to start the quarter, both of which helped the Celtics push their lead to 15.