Derrick White has sunk 37.4% of his shots from downtown this year, ranking him in the 75th percentile among all players in the league.Derrick White has attempted 8.9 three-pointers per game this year, quite a bit higher than his 7.1 rate last year.Among all players in the league, Derrick White rates in the 85th percentile for playing time, tallying a colossal 32.1 minutes per game away from his home court this year.The matchup against Los Angeles is a positive one for three-point attempts; the opposition's starting PGs have averaged the 3rd-most 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 5 games when the Clippers have the home court advantage (8.6).The Boston Celtics are expected to see a spike in plays in this game from facing the 8th-most up-tempo pace-of-play home offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the LA Clippers).
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