Cavs vs. Heat: LeBron James returns: Heat leads at halftime, 59-40

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Cavaliers Coach Byron Scott tells his team to settle down and to stop over-rotating on defense. The Cavaliers seem a lot more nervous about this game than the Heat and James.

And the Cavaliers come out of the timeout, over-rotate on defense, and LeBron James hits a three.

It’s more of the same for the rest of the half. James finishes the first half with 14 points, six assists and four rebounds and the Heat leads, 59-40. James ended the half talking to the Cavaliers bench, who seemed more than happy to talk to him. Shouldn’t they save the pleasantries for after the game?

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-- Houston Mitchell

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