The Celtics rode a dominant second quarter to cruise to their first home victory on Wednesday night, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-105 at TD Garden.

Both teams came out of the gate red-hot from the field in the first quarter, combining for 82 points with the Cavs

The hosts broke open a tight game in the second quarter with a 20-3 run, which led to Boston nearly doubling up Cleveland in the frame, 35-18. The Celtics clung tight to that double-digit point advantage for much of the second half as the Cavaliers got no closer than nine points before Kenny Atkinson pulled his starters with just under three minutes remaining in regulation.

Jaylen Brown led the hosts with 30 points, with 18 coming in the second quarter. Josh Minott (11 points, 14 rebounds), Payton Pritchard (10 poin

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