No ease in Kyle Lowry’s return as Heat’s pain continues to linger – The Denver Post

Erik Spoelstra and Kyle Lowry had a plan, one weeks in the making, regarding how the Miami Heat coach would ease his 36-year-old point guard back into the mix after a month away due to knee pain.

“We’ve had great talks,” Lowry said. ”He wants to make sure I’m healthy, not to have a setback and have to change the lineup again and change the rotation again.

“It’s the great communicator that he is, great coach he is. He said, ‘I want you to make sure you’re healthy and be successful and be smart about it.’ “

Then came Saturday night’s game in Orlando, when the rotation again was thrown out of whack, with Tyler Herro being limited by food poisoning.

And so the best laid plans turned into . . . Lowry playing 36:09 in the 126-114 overtime loss at Amway Center.

“That…