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Cavaliers break all-time franchise record vs. Bulls with great first quarter

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Cavaliers break all-time franchise record vs. Bulls with great first quarter

The beginning of the Cleveland CavaliersThe 2024-2025 season has been historic on a number of fronts, and this selection continues to rewrite the history books. On Friday evening they broke another record against the Chicago Bulls in their first match of the Emirates NBA Cup.

The Wine and Gold came out strong, finishing with their highest scoring quarter of the season. In fact, their 49 points in the first 12 minutes of the game were the most points scored in a quarter in franchise history.

As a team, Cleveland shot 86 percent (19-22) from the floor and 70 percent (7-for-10) from behind the arc in the first quarter. The Cavaliers wouldn’t miss their first two-point attempt until four minutes into the second quarter.

This is what the individual score looks like in the segment

Darius Garland – 15 points
Jarrett Allen – 11 points
Donovan Mitchell – 11 points
Ty Jerome – five points
Isaac Okoro – four points
Caris LeVert – three points

Cleveland did all this without their third-highest scoring forward Evan Mobley. who was out against Chicago because of an illness.

Caris LeVert drives to the hoop

November 15, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Caris LeVert (3) drives to the basket against Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) during the first half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory credits: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images / Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

The only other time a Cavaliers team scored that many points in a quarter was during Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Warriors of the Golden State. Unsurprisingly, LeBron James led the scoring with 10 points in that quarter.

This was a great way to start the game for the Cavaliers, who are looking to set a new franchise record with their 14th straight win. However, Cleveland still has a lot of work to do in the second half to achieve that.