CLEVELAND: J.R. Smith hopped up and down at half court as Kevin Love slapped high fives on his way off the floor. The entire Cleveland Cavaliers’ bench erupted in celebration – and it was only halftime. But their shooting display Wednesday merited all of the applause.
LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cavs set an NBA record with 25 3-pointers in pounding the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday 123-98 to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The best 3-point shooting team in this postseason put on a historic display Wednesday. The Cavs shot 25 of 45 from 3-point range and their 18 3s in the first half also set a record for most in any game – playoff or regular season.