If it feels like Derrick White is almost automatic late in tight games, that’s because he is.
According to Celtics.com’s Taylor Snow, the Celtics guard posted the third-best clutch 3-point shooting percentage ever during the regular season. Clutch time refers to the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within five points.
Steve Nash had the best mark (63.3 percent) in 2001-02, Karl-Anthony Towns is second in 2020-21 (57.7), then comes White (14 for 25, 56 percent) this year.
A familiar name is also fifth on the list: Paul Pierce (55.