BOSTON — After the Celtics beat the Bucks, Derrick White sat in the locker room with ice packs on both knees and ice wrapped around his left shoulder. The 32-year-old Celtics guard was coming off a season-high 24 points, plus…
Derrick White delivered a season-high 24 points, seven assists, and four rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Boston. With Jayson Tatum resting and Payton Pritchard exiting in the third quarter with an eye abrasion, White scored 11 fourth-quarter points, including seven of the Celtics' final 10, to secure the win after Boston gave up a 22-point lead.
Teammate Paul George, who led the Celtics with 25 points, praised White's calm demeanor and steady execution down the stretch. Despite shooting slumps earlier in the season, White drew MVP chants from the TD Garden crowd as he stepped up offensively to counter a second-half surge from the Bucks.
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