Wrap-Up – When healthy, the Wine and Gold are loaded with offensive weaponry. But they can be just as impressive on the other end – and when they decide to clamp down on an opponent defensively, they’re almost impossible to beat.
In what was billed as a bare-knuckle grudge match between the up-and-coming Celtics and a veteran Cavaliers’ team that swept them out of the playoffs last year, the Cavaliers actually made it look easy after intermission – holding Boston to just 31 points in the second stanza and pulling away late for the 89-77 win on Tuesday night at the TD Garden.