Boston notched a 138-107 preseason win over Cleveland at TD Garden on Sunday. The Celtics moved to 2-1, while the Cavaliers dropped to 0-3.
Boston seized a 33-17 lead after the first quarter. Anfernee Simons tallied seven points with a three and free throw.
Payton Pritchard added 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Jaylon Tyson scored nine for Cleveland.
The second quarter pushed the margin to 70-46 at halftime after a 37-29 Celtics edge. Derrick White finished with 16 points, including nine in the half.
Jayson Tatum sat out for Boston due to right Achilles rehab. Cleveland held Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen, and De’Andre Hunter out of the lineup.
Boston held firm in the third with a 32-27 win for a 102-73 lead. Simons reached 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting with six threes.
Sam Hauser contributed 15 points on 3-of-5 from deep. Tyrese Proctor led Cleveland with 12 points and four assists.
Cleveland trimmed the gap in the fourth with 34 points, but Boston added 36. Josh Minott scored 16 off the bench for the Celtics.
Pritchard ended with 14 points and two steals. Larry Nance Jr. paced Cleveland with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Thomas Bryant added 11 points in 17 minutes. Boston converted 19 Cavaliers turnovers into 39 points.
The Celtics’ bench tallied 79 points to Cleveland’s 59.
