In the Celtics's 116-100 victory over the Warriors, although White did not have the first big outbreak, he also got a comprehensive statistic of 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and completed the task well on the defensive end, stopping the Warriors' offensive climax in the half game, worthy of Uduka's trust, and becoming the invisible hero of the Celtics.
After the opening, White's personal task is very clear, that is, to defend Curry, and his excellent foot movement ability can form a good defensive continuation, giving Curry a lot of defensive pressure; At the same time, with Curry's two fouls in the opening half of the game, White seized the opportunity well, using his personal rhythm to single Curry to win, in the subsequent offensive round, White completed a very classic break defense cooperation, many times inside and outside assisted Horford to complete the basket dunk, greatly enriching the Celtics' offensive system.
With the excellent play in the first quarter, White gained more playing time and tactical status, and in the case that the Warriors once narrowed the score to only 7 points, White stood up again, first creating Curry's third foul on the defensive end, making Green foul on the offensive end, completing the basket 2+1, stopping the Warriors' offensive climax in one fell swoop, and getting 17 minutes of playing time in the half game, it has to be said that Uduka's trust was rewarded. After entering the second half of the game, the Celtics increased the height of the basket, and White's playing time declined, although there was no more outstanding performance on the offensive end, but still in the game, the tactical arrangement of Uduka was completed decently.
White was selected by the Spurs in the first round of 29 in 2017, in the first two seasons of his career, in the personal growth period, the performance is decent, with popovich coaching, in the 2019-2020 season, 2020-2021 season 2021-2022 season, averaging 13.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, becoming a very important player in the Spurs system. After coming to the Celtics in the middle of the season, he averaged 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the regular season. Entering the playoffs, White became the biggest variable for the Celtics, as a Spurs-born player, he had an extremely clever judgment on the court, scoring 21 points in the first game of the Finals, becoming a game wizard, and once again got 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in this game, becoming a trustworthy part of the Celtics' outside defense.