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NBA playoffs: Celtics cruise to Game 1 win over Cavaliers behind big night from Jaylen Brown, Derrick White

Jaylen Brown set the Cleveland Cavaliers up Tuesday night. Derrick White knocked them down.

In the end, the Boston Celtics had too much firepower for an outmatched Cavaliers team. The Celtics rolled to a 120-95 win in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Brown finished with 32 points, while White hit seven 3-pointers en route to a 25-point peformance. Donovan Mitchell countered with 33 points, but it wasn't nearly enough for a Cleveland team playing a fourth straight game without starting center Jarrett Allen.

Led by Brown, the Celtics jumped out of the gates hot with a 40-34 lead after a first quarter where they didn't turn the ball over.