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The essence of Pat Riley came in a simple answer Monday. People always wonder what he does, how he leads, and what this idea of “Heat Culture” means, if anything.

MIAMI — The thought was simple and straightforward.

PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes Mike Marquis would laugh to himself as he watched TV in the morning, as he listened to the sports-talkers on the take-fests bat around Jimmy Butler as their topic du jour. There was always an element of doubt and mystery to their discussions about Butler. Is he…

“Hopefully I don’t get fined. I’m not happy about it.”

There’s a predictable movement going on in the days after the Heat season. It’s the “Kyle Lowry can’t help them” movement, and it’s grown louder.

MIAMI — Two days after the NBA Replay Center overturned his third-quarter 3-pointer during critical sequence of Sunday night’s Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat guard Max Strus said Tuesday he still is not convinced about the ruling.

Here’s how it goes with great players. Everything stops when they shoot for the season. Everyone meets their greatest hopes and worst fears with the ball in the air.

Kyle Lowry and the Heat attributed his regular-season scoring decline (from 17.2 ppg in his final season with Toronto to 13.4 in his first with the Heat) to his determination to create shots for teammates and make all of them feel engaged and involved.

One of the costliest moments for the Miami Heat in its season-ending, 100-96 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday happened in Secaucus, New Jersey.

The Heat guard appeared to have made a three-pointer early in the third quarter, only to have it waved off minutes later.

The Sixth Man of the Year has not played since Game 3 due to a groin injury.