Former NBA centre Kendrick Perkins and guard Jay Williams talked about whether the Celtics’ consecutive losses to the Hawks should worry fans.
With the greatest record in the NBA right now (57-16), the Celtics seem destined for the top seed in the postseason. However, there have been speed bumps lately.
Ultimately, the Hawks (34–39) have the No. 10 spot in the Eastern Conference and have defeated Boston without the injured star guard Trae Young.
Derrick White and the Boston Celtics have enjoyed an incredibly strong first 4/5 of the 2023-24 NBA season, currently holders of the best record in the NBA by a country mile and closing in on securing home court advantage for the entirety of the NBA playoffs, as they’ve already done so for the Eastern Conference part of the bracket.
The Boston Celtics, led by Derrick White, have had an outstanding start to the 2023–24 NBA season. They currently own the best record in the league by a wide margin and are getting close to securing home court advantage for the whole NBA playoffs—they have already done so for the Eastern Conference portion of the bracket. The Celtics’ demise against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, in which White was missing, demonstrated just how important he is to the team. Without him, the team was unable to maintain a 30-point lead and had to resort to isolation-heavy offence in the final minutes of the game despite lacking the necessary players.
Recently, White was rewarded for his efforts over the last week when he was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, joining Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis, who was awarded that distinction for the Western Conference.
In true Derrick White fashion, the San Antonio Spur was nothing but humble when asked about his reaction to the honor on Thursday, sharing that he thought his Celtics teammate Payton Pritchard deserved the distinction over him.
“It’s pretty cool. I’m just thankful to be a part of this team. I felt like us being 4-0 when I was playing was a big reason for it, so just thankful,” said White, per Celtics on CLNS on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter. “…Honestly I thought Payton should have won the award, but you just get more opportunity, more chance to be more aggressive… just being aggressive and trying to make plays to help us win.”
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