Is Derrick White Playing vs Mavericks? Celtics Reveal Final Injury Report

On Saturday night, the 31-14 Boston Celtics are slated to square off against their NBA Finals opponents, the 24-21 Dallas Mavericks, for the first time since Boston nabbed its NBA-record 18th league championship in a five-game series. Including the Finals, the Celtics went 6-1 against the Mavericks last year.

Can their dominant streak continue this season?

The Celtics will be the healthier franchise on Saturday, that's for sure. Dallas' best player, five-time All-NBA First Team guard Luka Doncic, has been out since Christmas Day with a calf strain. The Mavericks have gone a woeful 4-10 since Doncic's injury, and are now the No. 7 seed in a competitive Western Conference, just 1.5 games clear of the No. 11-seeded Golden State Warriors, who are currently 22-22 and have the assets to make some impactful trades.

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According to a recent NBA injury report, Doncic isn't the only rotation piece on the shelf for Dallas. Starting center Dereck Lively II is unavailable with a right ankle stress fracture, reserve small forward Naji Marshall is sick, reserve power forward/center Dwight Powell is sidelined due to a right hip strain, and defense-first guard Dante Exum has been out all year as he recuperates from a right wrist surgery.

White was listed as questionable entering the game with a sore left knee, the only rotation piece for Boston to appear on the club's injury report.

The two-time All-Defensive Team guard has now been officially listed as in for the contest.