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.
All the while, Lowry assured that he would become more aggressive as a scorer when needed.
It was needed during the playoffs, but the results never came, with two issues at the root of it: 1) poor shooting and 2) a hamstring injury sustained during the first-round series against Atlanta, one that sidelined him eight games over parts of three rounds.
