So much for the wearing of the green.
The Cavaliers finally took their home floor for the first time since the All-Star Break and promptly corrected two ugly streaks – snapping a four-game slide overall and a nine-game skein to the Celtics, running out to a big lead and holding off Boston’s rally to take the 117-110 decision in a St. Patrick’s Day matchup at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Cleveland had dropped each of its last three road contests by double-figures and came home looking for a lift. They got one – jumping out to a 21-point lead before intermission and grinding out the win late at the line.