All home teams won game 1 today, with the Spurs and Heat along with the Thunder and Warriors able to win their opening game by at least 25pts, the first time in NBA history that 4 teams have won by that margin. The Cav's Big 3 (Irving 31pts, Love 28pts and James 22pts, 11assists) combined for 81pts to beat the Pistons by 6pts in game 1, combining for 80+ pts for the 7th time. The 8th-seeded Pistons made their first playoff appearance since 2009 and had a chance to steal the game from the Cavs after making 10-of-16 3-pters in the first half. With 10:52 left in the game, the Cavs trailed by 7 but closed out the Pistons by outscoring them 30-18. Love was able to hit 2 3-pters in a row late in the game to give the Cavs the lead for good.
Miami blew out Charlotte by 32pts by scoring a franchise playoff record 123pts, including a playoff franchise record 41pts in the 1st quarter. Luol Deng hit 11-of-13 shots for 31pts, and Whiteside added 21pts, 11reb. The Grizzlies, playing without starters Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, suffered their worst playoff loss as they were beaten by the Spurs by 32pts. The game was close in the 1st half, but in the 2nd half the Spurs outscored Memphis 33-14 in q3 whilst shooting 68% from the field. The Spurs sat their starters in q4. The Clippers beat the Blazers by 20pts, as 3 Clippers tallied double-doubles - Paul (28pts, 11ast), Griffin (19pts, 12reb) and Jordan (18pts, 12reb).
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