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Love’s 34-point first quarter powers Cavs
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KEVIN Love scored 34 first-quarter points, the second-most in any quarter in National Basketball Association history, on his way to a season-high 40 points on Wednesday as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-125.
The 28-year-old power forward made eight 3-point shots in the opening quarter, joining his first-quarter point total as a club record, and he hit his first seven shots, six of them 3-pointers.
“I had a good rhythm, made my first couple of shots,” Love said. “And it was on from there.”
The NBA record for points in any quarter remains the 37 points by Golden State’s Klay Thompson in the third period against Sacramento two seasons ago.
LeBron James contributed 31 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his 44th career triple double as Cleveland improved to 11-2.
The reigning NBA champions Cavaliers set NBA records for 3-pointers in a half with 16 in the first half and matched club records for points in a quarter with 46 and 3-pointers in a regular-season contest with 21.
Love could have matched Thompson for the quarter-scoring mark but clanked a 3-point shot off the rim with 75 seconds remaining in the opening period.
Love hit 8 of 10 shots from beyond the arc in the first quarter and 11 of 14 overall. He broke the prior Cavaliers one-quarter record of 24 points set by James but fell short of his one-game career-high 51 points.
Damian Lillard had 40 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for Portland.
Elsewhere on Wednesday, it was: Hawks 96, Pacers 85; Grizzlies 104, 76ers 99 (in double overtime); Suns 92, Magic 87; Spurs 119, Hornets 114; Celtics 111, Nets 92; Pistons 107, Heat 84; Raptors 115, Rockets 102; Clippers 124, Mavericks 104; Jazz 108, Nuggets 83; Pelicans 117, Timberwolves 96; Warriors 149, Lakers 106; and Kings 116, Thunder 101.
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