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MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat played so well early they didn’t need a halftime meeting, which was exactly the plan.
In a worthy warmup for Dwyane Wade’s jersey retirement ceremony, the Heat broke a 23-year-old franchise record for points in the first half en route to a 124-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
Miami shot 77% in the first half and then turned the stage over to Wade, whose No. 3 jersey was hoisted to the rafters.
“I just wanted to make sure we played well enough in the first half we didn’t need to necessarily meet,” coach Erik Spoelstra said, “because I wanted to enjoy halftime, and I wanted our players to be out there and see it.