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.

The Celtics nearly blew a gimme on Wednesday, but they pulled themselves together in overtime and defeated a short-handed Clippers team 117-113. Here are the takeaways.

Will we be seeing more of the young guard in the future? Was this the Celtics' way of pumping up his potential trade value?

Perhaps Wednesday night will go down as “The Jaden Springer Game”—his most impactful performance as a Celtic and one that could shape his future in Boston, especially with the NBA trade deadline just two weeks away.

An “unbelievable” performance from an unlikely Celtic helped Boston escape with a win over the Clippers on Wednesday.

Despite a host of injuries, Springer was unable to push his way into any meaningful playing time prior to Wednesday night. He had been on the floor for just 72 minutes over 19 games, most of those coming in garbage time.

The Boston Celtics got key contributions from the bench guys as they narrowly best the Los Angeles Clippers 117-113 in overtime.

A new blockbuster trade proposal has the Boston Celtics gaining an emerging center in exchange for guard Jaden Springer and a first round pick in the 2030 NBA D

Springer ended with eight points (2-6 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and four steals across 20 minutes during Wednesday's 117-113 overtime win over the Clippers. All four of Springer's team-high four steals came in the second half of Wednesday's overtime win over the Clippers.

The NBA’s regular season can be unpredictable, and the Boston Celtics’ 117-113 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night epitomized that. Although all eyes were on Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in OT,

Silver may have to consider rule changes to discourage the trend of teams littering games with 3-point attempts.