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Player Grades: Cavaliers vs. Blazers

By Richard Scheuermann

Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) warms up before game six of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) warms up before game six of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 4, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) goes to throw a free throw against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Cleveland defeated Toronto 120-112. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) goes to throw a free throw against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre. Cleveland defeated Toronto 120-112. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Kevin Love: A+++++++++++

34 points. In the first quarter.

The most points scored in a first quarter in NBA history? Check.

Second-most points scored in a single quarter in NBA history? Check

Second-most three-point field goals made in a single quarter in NBA history?  Check

Cavaliers franchise record for most three-point field goals in a quarter or half? Check

A litany of other records I probably just don’t have the resources or time to discover? Check

This was one for the ages, folks. Love finished the game with 40 points, his highest total since joining the Cavaliers.

Klay Thompson set the mark in 2015 with 37 points in the third quarter vs. the Sacramento Kings, but Love’s performance was right on par. It’s sure hard to lose a game when you get a performance like that from Love, who was already at his regular season average for points at four-and-a-half minutes into the game.

It was a quarter that even King James won’t be able to eclipse. Imagine that.