The Boston Celtics are riding high after a 125-105 home victory on Wednesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, a team many feel is the cream of the Eastern Conference. While Jaylen Brown and Sam Hauser led the Celts in scoring with 30 points and 21 points, respectively, the most encouraging narrative of the evening for Boston was the play of its starting frontcourt, Neemias Queta and Josh Minott.

Both players finished with double-doubles. Queta had 10 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, and three steals on 3-of-5 from the field. Queta was a game-high +25 in 26 minutes.

Minott, the former Minnesota Timberwolves forward whom the Celtics signed this summer , had 11 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals on 4-of-9 from the field (2-of-3 from three).

Notably, both Queta and Minott outre

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