Anderson Varejao finished with six points and eight boards in Sunday's win. David Liam Kyle NBAE/Getty Images

The Wine and Gold held the shorthanded Celtics to just nine points in the first quarter – while netting 31 themselves – and never looked back the rest of the way as the Cavaliers evened the season series with the Champs, taking the 107-76 victory in an Easter Sunday matinee in Cleveland.

The Celtics never led on Sunday and the Cavaliers, who improved their near-perfect home mark to 39-1, led by as many as 36.

LeBron James led everyone with 29 points despite not leaving the bench in the fourth quarter – (other than to celebrate a teammate’s success with his roundhouse “Guitar Hero” celebration.) LeBron was 9-for-14 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from long distance. The young King might have cemented his MVP season, canning all six free throws and adding seven assists, four boards and massive chase-down block on Ray Allen.

“We took a few steps back in our two-game losing streak,” said James. “Since then, we’ve picked it back up. That’s what we want to do. We want to be at our best when we go into the postseason, which we are right now.”

The Cavaliers held the Celtics to a season-low 77 points, the 13th time this season they’ve kept an opponent under 80 points. Boston shot just 36 percent on the night – including .150 in the first quarter.

Boston used a 14-2 run late in the second quarter to get within 16 – at 49-33 – but LeBron came right back to close out the first half with a three-point play. The Wine and Gold headed to the locker room up by 19 and never looked back.

Every Cavalier except Ben Wallace got into the scoring column, with five players in double-figures. Daniel Gibson came off the bench to tally 15 points – going 5-for-6 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.

“We know that it’s that time of year where, if you want to win games in the playoffs, you have to develop that mindset and that type of intensity to want to go out there and defend the other team,” said Boobie. “That’s what we have been doing.”

Cleveland’s backcourt combo of Delonte West and Mo Williams added 13 points apiece. West chipped in with four assists and three boards and Mo finished with six helpers to go with four rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas rounded out the Cavaliers in double-figures, notching his 13th double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 boards.

Overall, the Cavaliers shot 55 percent from the floor – 62 percent from three-point range – and went 72 percent from the stripe. They mauled Boston on the boards, 46-28.

The Cavaliers close out the road portion of the regular season on Monday night, completing the back-to-back with a trip to Indy to face the Pacers.

2. With Sunday’s drubbing at The Q, the Cavaliers have now topped Boston in eight straight regular season contests. In those eight wins, the Wine and Gold are outscoring the Celtics by an average of 12.6 points per contest. Overall, including the postseason, the home team between Boston and Cleveland has won the last 16 contests.

3. The Cavaliers’ Magic Number to wrap up the best record in the NBA for the first time in franchise history is now just a single game. The Cavaliers play in Indiana on Monday and against Philly at home on Wednesday. The Lakers play Memphis later on Sunday and close with the fading Jazz on Tuesday night.

4. The Wine and Gold are now one home win away from matching the all-time NBA mark of 40-1 – set by the Boston Celtics in 1985-86. The only game Boston lost that year was to the Portland Trailblazers. The Cavaliers can reach NBA infamy on Fan Appreciation Night this Wednesday.

5. Although the game was out of reach early, there was still some chippy play. With just over five minutes to play in the third, Anderson Varejao and Boston’s Ray Allen got tangled up on a Paul Pierce free throw attempt. The two got locked up, with Andy spinning Allen to the floor. On his way up, Allen elbowed the Wild Thing in his family jewels. As Ray Allen jawed, Andy hovered over him with both arms in the air. Both players were whistled for a technical.

6. The Cavaliers and Celtics came into Sunday’s game as the two best defensive teams in the NBA in terms of points allowed. Cleveland allows just 91.1 points per contest – the only team in the league to allow less than 92.0. At The Q, the Cavaliers are even tougher – allowing just 87.4 points per game.

7. Ben Wallace, who just returned to the lineup last Wednesday after missing 21 games with a fractured right fibula, suffered a right knee contusion with 8:36 remaining in the second quarter and didn’t return to action on Sunday afternoon. He will not travel with the team to Indy on Sunday night and is listed as doubtful for Monday’s matchup.

8. Delonte West has begun to find his stroke. Including his 13-point effort on Sunday, the starting two-guard is averaging 12.9 points on .493 shooting over his last four ballgames. In that span, West is shooting .467 from three-point range and .900 from the stripe.

9. Another homecourt phenomenon that’s developed at The Q – aside from Bob the Dancing Usher and the pre-game group photo – is the popularity of Rick Astley’s 80s classic: “Never Gonna Give You Up.” In the fourth quarter on Sunday, with the Cavaliers well-ahead, the trio of LeBron James, Mo Williams and Delonte West did their thing – in perfect synchronicity – on the Cavaliers bench.

After the game, LeBron was asked if he had the song on his iPod’s library. (He’s already admitted to having Barry Manilow.) No. 23 checked, and discovered that yes, he did have Rick Astley on his iPod.

10. In the last three Sunday afternoon games, all against three of the most successful teams in the NBA over the last few years – the Cavaliers have been dominant defensively. Two weeks ago, the Mavericks shot just 36.2 from the floor and San Antonio hit on 39.2 percent last week. On Easter Sunday, the Cavaliers held the Celtics to 35.8 percent.