"White made NBA history by burying five 3-pointers and blocking four shots in the first half. Few players are better equipped than the Celtics guard to make 3-pointers and block shots in that kind of volume, but Friday's game was exceptional even by his lofty standards. In the second half, White kept shooting and stayed red-hot, even banking in a ridiculous heat-check attempt at one point and turning to the bench with a wry look."
"By the time the buzzer sounded on a double-digit win, White had a season-high 33 points on 11-for-20 shooting, and he went 9-for-14 from 3-point range, his highest total since March, when he made nine against the Trail Blazers. Since the start of December, White's shooting was already trending upwards-entering Friday's game, he was shooting 49 percent from the field and 38 percent from three, totals which look a lot more like last year's borderline All-Star performance than his shaky months of October and November."
The Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 129-116, fueled by a franchise-record 10 three-pointers in the fourth quarter. Derrick White exploded with a season-high 33 points on 11-for-20 shooting, going 9-for-14 from beyond the arc. White made five 3-pointers and blocked four shots in the first half, an unusually high two-way performance. He remained hot in the second half, even banking a heat-check attempt. White's shooting had been trending upward since December (49% FG, 38% 3PT entering the game), and his hot outing raised his December 3-point percentage to 42.9.
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