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.

In the victory, Tatum contributed 19 points and 11 assists while Jaylen Brown and Derrick White led the team in scoring. Three players for Boston scored at least 20 points: Brown, White, and Payton Pritchard,

TORONTO — Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday night. Payton Pritchard scored 20 points and Jayson Tatum had 19 points and 11 assists as the Celtics improved to 24-6 on the road.

All of those contracts are one of the reasons why the Celtics are in the second apron. Because of that, they don't have many ways to improve the roster in free agency. That means

Celtics withstand furious #Knicks run, get another win, 118-105. Jayson Tatum 25 (10 reb, 9 ast), Jaylen Brown 24, Derrick White 19, Kristaps Porzingis 15, Jrue Holiday 14;

Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday

Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday night.

Plus, Derrick White continues his strong play on both ends as the Celtics beat the Nuggets 110-103 to snap a two-game losing streak.

The Boston Celtics avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season on Sunday, thanks in large part to a vintage performance by Al Horford.