The Boston Celtics should have folded like a wet cardboard box. But they did not, and instead put together one of their best games in recent memory.

Derrick White scored a game-high 34 points and the Boston Celtics extended their season by beating the visiting New York Knicks 127-102 on Wednesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Knicks lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading into Friday's Game 6 in New York.

Derrick White had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 Game 5 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that kept them alive in the Eastern