The Celtics finished their road trip 3-1 after knocking off the Mavericks on Saturday night behind a big third quarter from Derrick White.

On a team full of star players like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White has emerged as one of the key pieces for the Boston Celtics.

White's 16-point, highest-scoring quarter of the season aided Boston in a 122-107 road win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Boston has had some issues making adjustments when the starting lineup is out there. Specifically, Derrick White has performed poorly. The Celtics guard has put up some stinker performances. In their most recent loss to the Celtics, White had just six points on 2-9 shooting.

Joe Mazzulla praises Derrick White's aggressive playmaking after the Boston guard finished with 23 points on 7/16 field goal shooting in the win over the Mavericks.Mazzulla praises Derrick White's ‘aggressiveness' in win vs.

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting betwee

White (knee) has been cleared to play in Saturday's game against the Mavericks, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports.

Despite their inconsistency over the past seven weeks, the Celtics looked every bit like the team that dominated the Mavericks in the NBA Finals seven months ago, cruising to a 122-107 victory.

The postseason numbers for Derrick White are available below, for those who want to know how he has performed in the playoffs throughout his NBA career.

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