The Celtics cruised to victory in their final home game of the NBA preseason, pulling away from the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday to win 114-93 at TD Garden.

Now 3-0 in tune-up games, Boston will look to close out a perfect preseason Friday night in Philadelphia.

Six takeaways from Wednesday’s W:

1. Same starting five

Mazzulla has played his starters in two out of Boston’s first three preseason games. In both, he opened with the same starting lineup: Derrick White, Jordan Walsh, Jayson Tatum, Paul George and Mitchell Robinson.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that will be the Celtics’ top-choice unit when they open the regular season next Tuesday in Detroit. And given how often Mazzulla cycled through lineups last season — Boston was the only team to have four different five-man groupings start at least 10 games — the opening night combo could be phased out at any point.

But Mazzulla sticking with the same lineup in back-to-back preseason games is notable. Last preseason, he started a different unit in all four games (then debuted a new one in the season opener).

Payton Pritchard and Neemias Queta entered in Boston’s first round of substitutions, followed by Baylor Scheierman and Sam Hauser in the second. Hugo Gonzalez and Luka Garza saw their first action four minutes into the second quarter.

2. Double big debuts

It took Robinson some time to settle in Saturday in his Celtics debut, resulting in a few botched early possessions against the Philadelphia 76ers. Not so in this one.

Boston’s new center was an impact player from the jump, registering six points and four rebounds in the opening four minutes. He scored the Celtics’ first three field goals, two of them on lobs from Tatum. The pair connected for another lob dunk early in the third quarter.

The Celtics believe Robinson, their top free agent signing, will massively improve their frontcourt this season, and we’ve seen flashes of that potential in his first two outings. Queta also is off to a strong start; Boston outscored the Sixers and Hornets by 47 points with last season’s No. 1 big on the floor.

We even saw Robinson and Queta share the floor Wednesday night — an unusual pairing for a Mazzulla-coached team given both players’ lack of perimeter shooting.

Mazzulla sent out that double-big lineup to start the second quarter, and it outscored Charlotte 12-2 during its four-minute shift. He went back to it to open the fourth, after Charlotte had staged a rally that cut an 18-point lead to seven.

Again, the results were positive. Robinson pulled down a tough offensive rebound and got fouled, and Queta posterized Moussa Diabate on the ensuing Celtics possession.

Both checked out with Boston ahead 92-82, and third big Garza helped key an 8-0 run that put the game away.

It’s also worth noting that Queta, who’s worked in training camp on expanding his range, later drilled a foot-on-the-line 19-footer from in front of the Hornets bench. Perhaps we’ll see him venture away from the paint more often this season.

3. Tatum steady again

Two games, two encouraging performances for the Celtics’ centerpiece. After putting up 23-5-4 on Saturday, Tatum tallied 19 points on 8-of-17 shooting, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals in 29 minutes before sitting out the fourth quarter.

Tatum did have four turnovers in the game, and he’s only attempted one free throw this preseason. So, saying he’s looked every bit like his usual All-NBA self would be an exaggeration. But he’s looked confident and composed as he prepares for his first full season post-Achilles surgery.

White was Boston’s second-leading scorer, finishing with 17 points while doing much of his work inside the arc (6-of-9; 1-of-2 from three). Pritchard, who agreed to terms Tuesday on a reported two-year, $44.2 million contract extension, had just seven points on 3-of-11 shooting but dished out 11 assists with no turnovers.

4. George searching for shot

George has impressed with his defensive playmaking in the early days of his Celtics tenure. After notching five steals against Philly, he had two more Wednesday night, following one up with a behind-the-back flip to Tatum for a fast-break layup.

The other end of the court, meanwhile, remains a work in progress for the veteran wing.

George attempted 10 field goals against Charlotte and missed eight of them. He went 1-for-7 on 3-pointers, finishing with five points in 24 minutes. Through games, he’s shooting 25% from the field (5-for-20) and 21.4% from deep (3-for-14).

5. Turnover time?

Preseason stats and trends can be deceiving. But through two games with their regulars in uniform, the Celtics have looked much more capable of forcing turnovers than they were in any of Mazzulla’s previous campaigns.

Last season’s Celtics ranked second-to-last in that metric, with opponents committing just 12.4 per game. They’ve smashed that mark in each of the last two exhibitions, with Philadelphia coughing up 22 turnovers on Saturday and Charlotte committing 29.

While some of those can be attributed to sloppy mistakes made by depth players, Boston racked up double-digit steals in both games. White led that charge Wednesday with four, plus two drawn offensive fouls. Tatum and George also drew offensive fouls, with the former’s awarded after a successful Mazzulla challenge.

6. Carter out again

The Celtics’ most intriguing non-roster player was unavailable for the second consecutive game. Devin Carter, a 2024 lottery pick who is playing on an Exhibit 10 tryout contract, sat out again with an illness.

Carter looked like the favorite to land Boston’s one open two-way contract spot after scoring 17 points against Cleveland in the preseason opener. Will his extended absence derail that bid?

Boston’s other E-10s (Milos Uzan, Tucker DeVries, Gabe McGlothan and Hayden Gray) dressed but did not play. Rookies Chris Cenac Jr. and Dillon Mitchell made cameos in the fourth quarter, as did wing Ron Harper Jr., who made his preseason debut after missing the first two games with a shoulder injury.

Mitchell and Cenac turned steals into fast-break baskets on back-to-back possessions in the final minute.