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

The Rockets sit second in the Western Conference and just beat the Cavaliers twice in four days, knocking them from the top spot in the NBA.

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.

Boston's backcourt starters combined for 40 points on 13-for-28 shooting and nine 3-pointers in a quality win over the Mavericks

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

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

The name points us in the right direction to answer such a question, but what is it that the Boston duo do to generate all that defensive chaos?

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.

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.