Celtics Rout Cavaliers 125-105

The Boston Celtics routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-105 at TD Garden on Wednesday, snapping an early-season skid and following up Monday’s win in New Orleans. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 30 points, including 18 in a dominant second quarter, while Sam Hauser scored 21 on 7-for-13 shooting with five 3s in the first quarter. Reserve Josh Minott had 11 points and 14 rebounds, and Payton Pritchard (10 points, 10 assists) and Neemias Queta (10 points, 13 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles. Cleveland opened red-hot from deep—Donovan Mitchell hit five straight 3s during an early stretch that helped the Cavs start 11-for-13 from long range—but they cooled, going just 6 of 39 from three the rest of the night; Mitchell finished with 15 points and was scoreless the final 35 minutes. Evan Mobley had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Cleveland, which had entered on a three-game winning streak, was further hampered by injuries to Darius Garland and Max Strus as it looks to regroup.