Jaylen Brown scored 33 points in 19 minutes, Kemba Walker added a season-high 21 points and Boston crushed visiting Cleveland, 141-103.
Carsen Edwards scored 18 points, Daniel Theis added 17 and Marcus Smart had 12 with five steals as the Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak.
Boston big man Tristan Thompson grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds against his former team.
Collin Sexton had 13 points to lead the Cavaliers, whose three-game winning streak came to an end.
Cleveland turned the ball over 17 times, Sexton responsible for six.
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