No one had expected Game 1 of the Finals between the Cavaliers and the Grizzlies to turn out like this.
Inside FedExForum, every Grizzlies fan stood with their mouths agape. Link had often created miracles in this arena, but today's game still left Grizzlies fans utterly stunned. It was simply too surreal.
"The Cleveland Cavaliers scored 49 points in the first quarter... Th-this is just unbelievable!"
Mike Breen felt his voice trembling.
Dropping nearly 50 points on the Grizzlies in a single quarter—forget Grizzlies fans, even the most optimistic Cleveland fans could never have imagined this result.
And the Cavaliers had crushed the Grizzlies' league-leading defense with one thing—three-pointers.
Throughout the first quarter, the Cavaliers went 7-for-12 from beyond the arc, scoring 21 points on threes alone!
Among them, Kevin Love went 3-for-4, completely throwing off the Grizzlies' rhythm.
This postseason, Love's three-point percentage had reached an astounding 45%. And that outrageous shooting touch had clearly carried over perfectly into the Finals.
In the first quarter of Game 1 of the Finals, Love began putting on his show.
By scoring 49 points in a single quarter, the Cavaliers set a new NBA Finals record for most points in a quarter, shocking the entire world.
And over the next three quarters, the Cavaliers showed no intention of slowing down.
In the second quarter, the Cavaliers remained red-hot from three, shooting an even better percentage than they had in the first!
After going 7-for-12 in the first quarter, the Cavaliers immediately followed it up by going 6-for-10 from deep in the second! They poured in 37 points in the quarter, scoring 86 in the first half alone!
"I have never seen any team produce offense like this against the Grizzlies' defense! Even the Golden State Warriors, who are known for their three-point