Cleveland led 29-29 after one and stayed in it, but Boston's 39-point second quarter turned a tight game into a cushion, going up 71-62 at the half.
Luka Garza led all scorers with 22 points and 10 rebounds, adding 3 blocks on 6-of-17 shooting. Devin Carter was the game's best plus-minus player at plus-22, scoring 17 off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting with 6-of-6 from the line.
8%) and got beaten badly in the paint, 62-42, while Cleveland's bench outscored Boston's bench 67-52.
Led all scorers with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks, and didn't turn the ball over once.
The Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-113 at Rocket Arena in a preseason game. Boston built its margin with a 39-point second quarter and a 74-46 rebounding edge, then held off a…