Jaylen Brown led the way as Jayson Tatum continued to ramp back up, and the Celtics pulled away for a 109-98 win over the Cavaliers.
Here are the takeaways.
Jayson Tatum looks great — but he’s not fully healthy
Tatum started the game spectacularly — 12 points in the first quarter, and an eight-minute stint that wouldn’t have looked out of place in last year’s rotation before his injury. When he sat back down, it was hard not to think a little too far ahead — is Tatum just back now? What does that mean for a Celtics team that has excelled in his absence?