“We had a great year. We were one shot from the [NBA] Finals,” he said of a Jimmy Butler 3-point attempt in the final seconds of Game 7 against the Celtics. But last season, he said, was unlike the ones that came before, as he dealt with the family issue off the court. “You have to be strong-minded and you have to be able to say,’OK, this is one thing but when I’m able to get out here and I’m able to do this other thing, let me turn it off a little bit.’ But it’s very tough, because as soon as you’re done [with] the activity or whatever you’re doing to take your mind from the thing, then it’s right back to it.”