The Hero We Didn’t See Coming!…
Confetti flew like startled pigeons, and the Boston Celtics’ bench was hotter than a jalapeño in a sauna. Amidst the chaos of Jayson Tatum hitting his first playoff game snooze button, Kristaps Porzingis playing peek-a-boo with a cut forehead, and Jaylen Brown doing finger yoga, Derrick White emerged like a basketball wizard casting spells all over the court. With the cooler-than-ice charisma of a spy in a heated action scene, White racked up 18 points, 7 assists, and 7 rebounds in Game 4, mic-dropping his layups with a suave, “I got this” attitude. Everyone from the ticket taker to the mascot knows White’s skills are as pivotal as a cinnamon swirl in grandma’s apple pie.
Derrick White has a knack for unclogging the Celtics offensive drain when things look stickier than a busted honey jar. When Kristaps Porzingis found himself dueling with the Orlando Magic’s fortress-like defense, Derrick waved his “pick-and-roll magic wand,” like a sorcerer’s apprentice, and launched KP’s game into the stratosphere. Before their enchanted Game 4 antics, Porzingis had more zeroes on the three-point line than a busted flip phone. Guess who handed Porzingis his first trey of the series? Yep, none other than the sorcerer himself, D White.
Whenever the Magic had the audacity to conjure momentum in Game 4, Derrick White zapped their hopes quicker than a lightning bolt in a comic book storm. His three-pointers were Valyrian Steel daggers, cutting through any chance of an Orlando revival. For Celtics fans clutching their armrests, White was the calm seeping through the panic. His pixie-dusted performances have become the bedtime stories Celtics fans tell—with White averaging 20.3 points, 5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block—he’s the type of player that makes you believe in basketball fairy tales. White’s wicked stats? They’re dunkin’ on the competition like it’s a Pee-Wee game!
