Boston Celtics guard Derrick White was sidelined for the team's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a new foot injury

The Celtics outlasted the Chicago Bulls in a barnburner Friday night. Did they do enough to punch their ticket to the NBA Cup quarterfinals? That won’t be decided for another few days. Boston’s 138-129 victory at the United Center kept Joe Mazzulla’s club alive in the NBA’s in-season tournament.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Brown is out with a non-COVID illness while White is dealing with a foot sprain suffered in the third quarter of Friday’s win over Chicago. Brown averages 24.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists while White is the team’s best on-the-ball defender.