Derrick White ties NBA record for most blocks in a game by a guard

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Boston Celtics shooting guard Derrick White of Parker, Colorado tied the National Basketball Association record for most blocks in a game by a guard on Tuesday night according to the Associated Press. White accomplished the feat with seven blocks in a 129-119 Celtics win over the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

White is one of six guards in NBA history to have seven blocks in a game. The first was Hall of Fame shooting guard George Gervin of Detroit, Michigan, while with the San Antonio Spurs in a 96-89 San Antonio loss to the Indiana Pacers on December 27, 1977.

Gervin was followed by Hall of Fame shooting guard Dennis Johnson of San Pedro, California, while with the Seattle SuperSonics in a 114-97 Seattle win over the Chicago Bulls on November 6, 1979; Hall of Fame shooting guard Julius Erving of East Meadow, New York, while with the Philadelphia 76ers in a 116-94 Philadelphia loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on March 28, 1986; Toronto Raptors shooting guard Doug Christie of Seattle, Washington in an 87-80 Toronto win over the Chicago Bulls on February 29, 2000, and Houston Rockets shooting guard Shane Battier of Birmingham, Michigan, in an 84-81 Houston loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 3, 2010. So, White is the first guard to have seven blocks in a game in 15 years.

This season, White is averaging a career-high 1.5 blocks per game. He also has career-highs in points per game (18.4), assists per game (5.2), and steals per game (1.2). With the win, the Celtics improved to a record of 20 wins and 12 losses. They are in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics are playing without star player Jayson Tatum, who is out for the season with an Achilles injury.