Celtics’ Derrick White on the challenges of guarding a red-hot Steph Curry

“As soon as you relax, it’s over,” said White of maybe the NBA’s toughest cover.

We all knew it was coming, almost instinctually — and we all knew it was going in. With the Boston Celtics holding a most tenuous of leads over the Golden State Warriors with less than two minutes left in regulation, Stephen Curry his a miracle 3 to tie the game up at 121-121.

Forcing overtime after a hobbled Jayson Tatum foisted a questionable late-clock trey as he is wont to do when hurt or tired, the Warriors leaned into their usual plan of speeding Boston up in halfcourt possessions, letting Boston panic and over-correct to the Warriors advantage. We’ve all seen this movie before, and the ending sucks.

Boston’s Derrick White, who very nearly blocked the shot, related how the all-time great got one off in his face to ultimately secure the win for the Dubs.