Derrick White fuels Boston Celtics playoff-type win over Cleveland Cavaliers
The Boston Celtics picked up a thrilling 112-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers thanks to a monster fourth quarter from Derrick White and the consistent all-around effort from the Celtics.
John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal breaks down the Celtics’ impressive performance, highlighting key contributions from Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White. The episode explores Jaylen Brown’s early impact and the bench’s crucial role in outscoring the Cavaliers. Karalis also examines the Celtics’ defensive tactics against Evan Mobley and Darius Garland, offering insights into their playoff potential.
Tune in for an engaging analysis of Boston’s fourth straight win.
1:45 recap begins
5:07 Celtics’ consistent effort against Cavaliers
11:17 Derrick White’s fourth quarter heroics
18:59 Celtics prove superiority over Cavaliers
25:37 Jaylen Brown’s impact and fourth quarter benching
30:00 Celtics’ defensive strategy limits Evan Mobley
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I’m curious, are there stats on how much other teams blitz other top 6 MVP candidates? I’m happy Tatum finds others but cmon now, he’s got to hit shots.
Cavs who? That is the kind of win champions get on the road.
4 Wins in a row, 3 of those away … breaking the .500 WLWL pattern… and beating the #1 seed and Spida again!! 😤💚🍀
@John, Not many games left needed this to trip 1 game off their lead. I was very pleased with not just the outcome but how they played for the majority of the game
The reason we struggled vs the zone recently is because our release valve vs the zone, KP, hasnt been shooting well.
D White so big time. SHEESH 🍀🍀🍀. Kp has to make those little easy shots. And the officials were terrible. Letting Garland foul foul foul and not calling it. Took jb out of the game
Derrick White getting back to being who we know & love. That 4th quarter he put the team on his back when it looked like we were about to implode. DW had 14 points and was 4 of 5 from three. The other Celts in the 4th? JT had 1 point, JB didn't score (granted he didn't play much as JK said) & Porzingis had 4. Not saying that to slight the other guys, just saying how huge White was when our stars struggled a bit. I thought despite the turnovers Brown was aggressive and didn't settle like some the other guys especially in that dismal 1st half. His midrange game is arguably one of the best in the NBA right now. Last but not least…Al "X Factor" Horford! He was fantastic tonight. Buried some huge shots and was instrumental in building that big lead we had in the first half. The defense had lapses tonight, but overall I liked what I saw. KP was great in the paint and Kornet quietly had himself yet another solid game. Oh and f*** those refs tonight. They were AWFUL. Thursday night should be fun-supposedly will be AD's debut and PJ Washington could return also. Thanks John ☘🔒
All I could hear in my head was John saying “I like how we match up against the Cavs.” I was not worried one bit with this game.
Sure would be nice to have a game where 🍀🏀🍀 shoot well.
Maybe they better off here showing themselves the process works even vs elite teams shooting mediocre.
Still do themselves a favor and give the fans some easy Ws and shoot variance positive!
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The Cavs are the 2016 hawks. Been saying that all year lol
We didn’t play that great either so we will sweep them in playoffs
So honestly, Luke Cornett is growing on me, man. He has gotten so good to the point where I don’t believe it sometimes. But yeah, really impressed with Luke in this one. I know I spelled Cornett wrong, but I’m speaking into my phone and I am not going to change it sorry.
Distribution it is
Yea John talk this ish cavs ain’t messing wit us 😂
Do we still need to put Al down and trade him John🤫🤫🤫🤫. Is it time for him to retire John🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
Is it me or are games this season ending later on an avg from last? I feel like east coast games got done by 9 often before now it's 930 or later often
3 of those TO 5 were offensive fault. And two of them were questionable at best.
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Who in their right mind complaining about this win!?! With the way that we've been playing and now on 4 game winning streak. I'll take this any day, especially against the so called best team in the league smh
The Celtics learned from experience in the past that when they had leads, they would fumble and lose. Last night, they held the lead for the entire game. They didn't lose their composure when the Cavs started coming back into the game. They just stayed the course and stuck to their winning ways.
Also, the Celtics won in the rebounding battle.
JB did awesome early. JT did well in the second and third. White closed the deal. The force was with Luke. KP, Holiday, Hauser and Pritch all contributed to beat the Cavs in Cleveland for the second time this season. Got to feel good about the playoffs.
The 1st half for both teams looked sooo frustrating!! Neither team could hit any shot or layups lol, it was definitely a wild game!! #JT has got to be top 5 in assists this year!!
Shoutout to #JT #DW #JH getting their #TeamUSA rings🍀🍀
Now THATS what we're talking about! Great win! Our guys win on an average or below shooting night – against a very good team – win w defense, rebounding, and timely shot making in the clutch. Great to see Al Horford hitting his shots it's been a long time, as well as all the other things he does. And we get to ride home with D.White.
Lmfao #Strauss has a problem with his elbow throwing it down like somebody flopping🤣🤣 Stop pushing people to the floor🤣🤣
Its funny cause everyone doubles Tatum but he is too good at it since the finals loss. The obvious choice is double Jaylen. JB is awful at double teams and teams should double hik every time he touches the ball. Its mainly from minimal double team experience but it would be much more effective than letting tatum just pick apart your defense on the double team.
John you are a bit too concerned about Jalen bs Jason.Jalen is very good for the Celtics alongside JT but he has shown many more times that he cannot manage the team than he has.You need to stop talking about Tatum the way you do. That ball coming off Tatum's hands comes off with energy.Thats why Fwight,Harford,Sam,Luke,Springer,etc gets going many a time. I don't doubt there comes a game where group would be playing so well that you don't need Tatum on the floor, keeping the chemistry but in no way the decision should be sit him down to even up for JB.