On Thursday night, the Boston Celtics continued to defy the odds in their 110-97 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 at TD Garden. With the series now sitting at 3-2 heading back to Miami for Game 6, the Celtics are in the same situation they were in last series against Philadelphia: win Game 6 to bring it back home to Boston for a winner-take-all matchup. Boston’s intensity on defense has now won them back-to-back games, but on top of that, the team is getting more out of their supporting cast on offense.
With Malcolm Brogdon battling a torn tendon in his right forearm and leaving Game 5 early, Derrick White stepped up bigtime, playing aggressively on both sides of the ball and fearlessly shooting from deep, finishing the night with a team-high 24 points on a scorching 8-of-11 from the field, including 6-of-8 from beyond the arc, three rebounds, an assist and two steals.