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The Boston Celtics snapped their two-game losing streak as they defeated the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon.

Evan Mobley takes Derrick White into the post and elevate over him for a bucket.

Jrue Holiday dishes it out to Derrick White, who quickly gets the shot off for the Celtics before the shot clock expires.

White downplayed his recent uptick in play after supposedly having rediscovered his joy playing for Boston this season.

The short-handed Celtics still had plenty of firepower to beat the Raptors on Tuesday, claiming a 111-101 victory.

The Celtics lost Kristaps Porzingis to an illness minutes before game time while Jaylen Brown battled ailments to both legs in the second half. Still, behind some clutch shooting from Derrick White and a crafty play call from Joe Mazzulla that enabled Neemias Queta to score a late-game layup,

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, White wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 2.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.

Defeating the New York Knicks for the third straight time this season, the Boston Celtics were led by the usual suspects Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, but on Sunday it was Derrick White being praised.

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis had high compliments for Derrick White and his clutch ability in games.

Derrick White said he has been playing with more joy lately, and it showed during the 4th quarter against the Knicks. The post After a rough stretch, Derrick White is rediscovering his joy and knocking down shots appeared first on Boston.