Celtics’ 7’3 Star Kristaps Porzingis Describes “Perfect Teammate” After Decimating Lakers

The Boston Celtics shut down the LA crowd with a dominating performance, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day. It wasn’t Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, who guided the team with their offensive brilliance, but the 7 ‘3 star Kristaps Porziņģis. The Latvian star dropped 28 points and took home the festival day gift along with the support of his teammates. However, among his teammates, he revealed his “Perfect teammate”, following the game.

Porzingis found a spot in the Celtics’ starting line-up following his exit from the Washington Wizards. The 28-year-old star’s tall stature has been an added advantage to the Boston side’s attack. Moreover, he has equally helped the team reach the top of the Eastern Conference table after the departure of Marcus Smart and Grant Williams. Now that the star cemented his spot in the Celts team, let’s find out his ‘perfect teammate’.

Kristaps Porziņģis revealed his ‘perfect teammate’

It was the Celtics star guard Derrick White, who racked up the title ‘perfect teammate’ from Kristaps Porzingis. It’s natural to go under the radar in a team filled with superstars like Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Jrue Holiday. But White and Porzingis stuck to their roles and produced some impressive numbers to pull them into the conversation.

Importantly, Porzingis wasn’t shying away from highlighting the efforts of White, following his game-winning effort on Monday night. White dropped 18 points with 11 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, supporting Porzingis’ efforts.

While addressing the reporters in the post-game press conference, Porzingis shared his two cents on the White brilliance. He said, “I didn’t realize how good D White was… He was kinda under the radar little bit. He is special… 90% of time, he makes the right play all the time… That’s the perfect teammate you want.” 

The Celtics center further went on to speak about the shooting guard’s efficiency and field goal percentage, and how those things make him special.

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This isn’t just the story about the Christmas Day game, the White-Porzingis duo has turned the NBA world’s attention to their side with some impressive numbers this season.

The White-Porzingis duo

Derrick White emerged as the best blocking shooting guard of the league, reported NBC Sports. He produced historical figures with his recent performances in this season. The star went on to deliver three blocks in four consecutive games to become the first Celtics star to ever do it.

Along with it, he registered an NBA record as well. He became the first player to drop 6 three-pointers and three blocks in consecutive games in the NBA world.

Apart from that, he recorded a joint record with Porzingis as well, making them a strong duo in the NBA world. White became the second player to drop at least 12 three-pointers and three blocks in consecutive games, following Porzingis.

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