Derrick White dove for a free ball and paid the worth for it. However he did not let the teeth-rattling impression sluggish him down.
Late within the second quarter of Sport 5, White hit the bottom and managed to faucet the ball to Al Horford earlier than all 230 kilos of Dereck Energetic II landed on the again of his head. Horford pushed the ball ahead for a Jaylen Brown layup, whereas White needed to depart the sport due to the blood gushing from his mouth.
ESPN’s Doris Burke did not need to rewatch the brutal play, declaring, “You look, I am not wanting.”
After going to the sideline and confirming that he nonetheless had tooth, White got here proper again out. He waved an keen Sam Hauser again to the bench and stayed within the recreation. One minute later, White canned a triple from the nook to present Boston a 60-42 lead.
It was an indication of how the primary half of Sport 5 went for the Celtics, who gained each soar ball, grabbed seemingly each free ball, obtained six offensive rebounds and dedicated just one turnover. White had a steal and an offensive rebound of his personal, not surprising from the All-Defensive guard.
If the Celtics can maintain on, let’s hope he wears goggles and a mouth guard through the champagne celebration, as a result of these corks might be harmful.
