The bad news continues for Boston Celtics in these Eastern Conference Finals. The Massachusetts team has just announced that Derrick White He will not be able to play the second game of the series against the Heat for personal reasons.
Besides of former Spurs playerthe Celtics will have to face tonight’s game without Al Horford and probably, Marcus Smart. The Dominican continues under the sanitary protocol, for his part, the Defensive Player of the Year continues to recover from the small foot sprain that he suffered in the seventh game against Milwaukee.
White had been Smart’s substitute in the starting lineup during the first game of the Eastern Finals against Miami. The guard was being one of the keys to Ime Udoka when planning a rotation quite punished by casualties from the first day.
White’s absence for this game puts Boston against the ropes. His numbers have suffered a considerable drop compared to those of the regular season, even so the guard has been of the utmost importance in the rotation of the Celtics. In this postseason his averages are 24.2 minutes, 6.7 points and 2.5 assists.
Yes, finally Smart y White casualties, Udoka would surely be forced to leave with Payton Pritchard as a starting point guard. The second-year player was one of the main weapons in the attack against Heat during the first match of the series.
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