Kemba Walker led Boston’s balanced scoring with 22 points, Hayward had 14 points in his return from a broken hand and the Celtics remained unbeaten at home with a 110-88 victory over the sinking Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
Jordan Clarkson led Cleveland with 19 points, and Tristan Thompson had 17 points with 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers have lost seven straight games and 13 of 14.
Boston led 79-50 in the third quarter before the Cavs rallied. Cleveland trailed 94-81 in the fourth before Walker hit a trio of 3-pointers in a 1:22 span to put it away. Cleveland shot 39% from the floor and 22 percent from “3”.
Next up for the Cavs is Houston, tomorrow night at home.