National Basketball Association

Love scores 40, including 34 in 1st, James has triple-double

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 1:50 a.m. ET

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CLEVELAND (AP) Kevin Love scored 40 points, including an NBA-record 34 in the first quarter, LeBron James recorded his 44th career triple-double, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-125 on Wednesday night.

Cleveland also set a franchise with 20 3-pointers and showed no signs of being rusty in its first game since Friday.

Love fell three points shy of the league record for points in any quarter, set by Golden State's Klay Thompson, who scored 37 in the third on Jan. 23, 2015.

Love, who set a team record for points in a period, made 11 of 14 field goal attempts, including 8 of 10 on 3-pointers in the first quarter. He made his first six shots with five 3-pointers.

James had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists for his second triple-double this season.

Damian Lillard scored 40 points for Portland, including 25 in the second half.