Must C’s: Derrick White’s ‘genius play’ helps Celtics secure win over Pacers

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty ImagesWith 1:04 left to go in the fourth quarter of the Boston Celtics’ Tuesday night game against the Indiana Pacers, Aaron Nesmith found an open lane to the basket in transition to bring the Pacers the score to 124-127.

Nesmith’s layup was part of a 6-0 run to bring Indiana back in the game, a run that included three missed shots by the Celtics and an eight-second violation.

Then, Buddy Hield stole the ball.

He stripped Kristaps Porzingis, and the Pacers began sprinting down the floor. They had a chance to make it a one-point game or tie it with a three.

Indiana had a 3-on-2 advantage on the break as Hield drove to the corner, but Derrick White made sure he never…