One of the added bonuses for a team perpetually swatting at a pesky injury bug was White’s ability to stay on the floor.
But even with three blocks on Friday night, it was White’s offense that took the spotlight against Charlotte.
White’s 3-point percentage crawled closer to 40 percent after he made 8 of 14 triples on Friday night. He takes care of the basketball -- no small feat for a team that routinely fumbled the ball away in the playoffs -- and his 10 assists keyed Boston’s pristine ball movement, especially important as the team navigates without starting point guard White has now appeared in all 82 of the possible regular-season games in his one year since joining the Celtics.
Still, the most important part is that he’ll be ready again on Sunday. And probably Tuesday after that. White had an injury scare earlier this season when Smart ran into him causing a neck strain. White sat out the rest of that game and then was right back in the lineup the next outing. Yes, Everyday Derrick is quietly one of the biggest reasons the Celtics have the best record in the NBA. He keeps showing up and, as the Celtics expected in dealing for him, White keeps making good things happen.
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