Has there been something wrong with Boston Celtics point guard Derrick White? The Colorado native has not been himself for a significant chunk of the recent 2024-25 regular season, leading fans and analysts both looking for answers to explain White's scoring and shooting slump.
On a team full of star players like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White has emerged as one of the key pieces for the Boston Celtics.
Despite their inconsistency over the past seven weeks, the Celtics looked every bit like the team that dominated the Mavericks in the NBA Finals seven months ago, cruising to a 122-107 victory.
Derrick White was huge with his 16 points in the third quarter as the Celtics return to Boston after a 3-1 road trip.
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Derrick White broke out of his slump, but it wasn't just his contributions that lifted the Celtics past the Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met in Dallas on Saturday for their first matchup since last season's NBA Finals. Dallas was missing many key pieces, including starters Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II, while Boston was wrapping up a four-game road trip.
The Celtics finished their road trip 3-1 after knocking off the Mavericks on Saturday night behind a big third quarter from Derrick White.