Veteran guard Derrick White delivered his most impressive performance displayed in a Boston Celtics uniform during Saturday’s 126-120 win over the Orland Magic.
White finished as the runner-up to leading the Celtics offense, scoring 27 points with four rebounds and four assists.
“I’ve been telling everybody in the locker room that I was gonna dunk more this year,” White said, as seen on NBC Sports Boston’s postgame coverage. “That was a good opportunity to go and do it, so. I started my career dunking here and there and the last couple of years I kinda went away from it. … My boys back home were talking about how I don’t dunk anymore. … I think people here are kinda surprised that I dunked too, so I’m trying to show them I can do it again.”
Watch White throw down the two-handed slam in the video down below:
The 28-year-old did manage to lead the Celtics in 3-point shooting, knocking down 5-of-9 attempts from beyond the arc, two shy of his career-high. White also went a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point territory in the first half.
“I’ve been feeling comfortable this whole training camp and this whole preseason, the whole first couple of games,” White said. “I think a big thing this summer was just confidence from me and that’s just what I was focusing on and doing a lot of different things to get back to that way. So, felt good out there and find a way to get a win.”
White and the Celtics, now perfect through three games of play, will next take on the Chicago Bulls on Monday. Tipoff from the United Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
