On a team full of star players like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White has emerged as one of the key pieces for the Boston Celtics.

Boston's backcourt starters combined for 40 points on 13-for-28 shooting and nine 3-pointers in a quality win over the Mavericks

White's 16-point, highest-scoring quarter of the season aided Boston in a 122-107 road win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Despite their inconsistency over the past seven weeks, the Celtics looked every bit like the team that dominated the Mavericks in the NBA Finals seven months ago, cruising to a 122-107 victory.

After avenging a loss to the Warriors, Celtics' Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum gave Warriors and Team USA coach Steve Kerr the cold shoulder when he tried to chat with the two Boston stars.

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

Any combination of these items could help steady a Boston team desperate for more consistency: Derrick White was steamrolling ... But right now Jaylen Brown is struggling to find consistency ...

Jaylen Brown scored 25 points, Jayson Tatum added 24 and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime when both teams were missing key players.

Derrick White was huge with his 16 points in the third quarter as the Celtics return to Boston after a 3-1 road trip.

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

Wednesday’s game between the Celtics and Clippers was highly entertaining. Boston required overtime to win despite having Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White in the lineup. The Clippers were down four starters (James Harden, Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac), but the available players didn’t use that as an excuse.

The Celtics finished their road trip 3-1 after knocking off the Mavericks on Saturday night behind a big third quarter from Derrick White.