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

Jrue Holiday is one of them. I understand that Jrue was public enemy number one for a couple of days after the brain explosion at the end of the Hawks game. I will admit I have had difficulty letting that one go myself.

LOS ANGELES — Celtics guard Jrue Holiday’s home in Ventura County has not been damaged by the Los Angeles wildfires, but returning here this week he has been met with startling reminders of how severely life has changed for so many.

The Boston Celtics are 30-13 as things currently stand in the basketball world which is good for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference. Coming off of a 125-8

Derrick White’s tremendous third quarter turned the Celtics into “a different beast” in their win over the Mavericks.

In his NBA career, Holiday has captured two NBA championships, with his most recent title coming with the Boston Celtics in 2024, beating the Dallas Mavericks four games to one.

Holiday (shoulder) has been cleared to play in Thursday's game against the Lakers, Taylor Snow of the Celtics ' official site reports.

Jrue holiday received a big injury update for the Celtics' game on Wednesday night against the Clippers on the road.

Dan The numbers are quite alarming for the starting backcourt duo, particularly coming off a dismal Lakers performance. Derrick White has fallen into the worst offensive slump of his Celtics tenure, sooting under 42 percent from the field in seven of his last eight games.

Derrick White broke out of his slump, but it wasn't just his contributions that lifted the Celtics past the Mavericks.

The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met in Dallas on Saturday for their first matchup since last season's NBA Finals. Dallas was missing many key pieces, including starters Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II, while Boston was wrapping up a four-game road trip.

The name points us in the right direction to answer such a question, but what is it that the Boston duo do to generate all that defensive chaos?