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So Much For Easing Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Back Into The Flow

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry played 36 minutes in his return to the lineup against the Orlando Magic. He missed 15 games because of a knee injury
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So Much For Easing Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Back Into The Flow
So Much For Easing Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Back Into The Flow

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After being without Kyle Lowry for almost six weeks, the Miami Heat showed how much they missed him. 

Lowry, who was sidelined with a knee injury since Feb. 2, played 36 minutes in his return Saturday against the Orlando Magic. He finished with 12 points, four assists and two rebounds. 

Afterward, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said that wasn't the plan but Lowry looked so comfortable after being out for so long. 

"That was not on my card, for sure," Spoelstra said. "He feels fine right now. It's great to have him out there. I scanned a couple things on the box score and I saw that and I was like, `Oh, man, that definitely wasn't the plan."' 

Lowry is expected to return to the starting lineup Monday against the Utah Jazz. He came off the bench for the first time since Jan. 26, 2013, ending a string of 677 straight starts. 

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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