Derrick White drained his first four 3-point attempts, setting the stage for a 34-point performance that lifted the Celtics in Game 5.

When Jayson Tatum went down with a torn Achilles, the world wrote the Celtics off. Derrick White didn't write back. The Boston guard had 34 points and shot 7-13 from beyond the arc to lead his team to a 127-102 win at TD Garden.

Derrick White delivered one of the best postseason performances of his career to help lead the Tatum-less Celtics past the Knicks in Game 5.

Derrick White and Jaylen Brown combined for 60 points to lead the Boston Celtics past the New York Knicks, 127-102, in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Wednesday night.It was not only the Celtics’ first contest since losing superstar Jayson Tatum to a season-ending torn right Achilles in Game 4,