Lebron James passed Magic Johnson with the most triple-doubles in NBA Finals history, posting his ninth Friday night. Irving added six rebounds and three assists in 44 minutes of play.
Love led the way with 14 points for the Cavs and he was aided by Irving's 11 and eight points from James.
After witnessing such a celebration, naturally, the Warriors want to return the favor in Game 4 in Cleveland.
The reason the Cavs were able to get to 49 in the first: They hit seven of their 12 3-point attempts, and scored on 23 of their 28 possessions, per John Schuhmann of NBA.com.
Smith drained the shot, nearly easily, to put his team at 60 points with over seven minutes left to go in the record-setting first half.
The home team was dominating on both ends of the court, forcing the Warriors into bad shots, and hustling for second chances on the offensive end.
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That's mostly because of Durant, the former NBA MVP who signed with the Warriors in July. When the starting line-up of Golden State Warriors take a rest, these role players fill the gaps. The 154 combined points were also an NBA Finals record for a single half.
The game got chippy in the third quarter as James and Durant received double technical fouls after a heated exchange of words. It started with 6:18 left in the quarter when Green appeared to pick up his second technical.
It was at least a mild risk when Steve Kerr made his return to the bench before Game 2 of the NBA Finals. "And they're playing like one of the best teams once again". If the Warriors sweep LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, all the NBA Finals appearances in the world won't save James from the fact that he couldn't win there.
Golden State's usually sharp-shooting offence was unable to find a rhythm all night and the Cavaliers never took their collective foot off the pedal and led by as many as 22 points late in the second quarter. It's the first time the same two teams have met in the Finals for three consecutive years. It doesn't make sense to me because you're kind of talking two different games, for real.
The Warriors thought they were carving out their place in history when they set a record with 73 wins last season.
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