“Derrick White! Derrick White! Derrick White!”
The roar of fans echoed throughout TD Garden on Tuesday night as Derrick White took over the third quarter. Bucket after bucket, chant after chant, he single-handedly picked apart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the entire period.
“It was awesome,” White said of the chants. “Shoutout to the fans always. I’m thankful, and I’m grateful for them always.”
White’s 14-point third-quarter explosion contributed to his 25-point evening in the Boston Celtics’ Game 1 win over Cleveland in Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs. It marked his third game in a row with at least 25 points, tracking back to his 38-point masterclass in Game 4 against the Miami Heat.