"At the finish, Pat Riley reflected back on the start.

That smoke-machine, spotlight, hydraulic-lift welcome party for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh last July at AmericanAirlines Arena? Perhaps, Riley said Tuesday, not the best way to go.

"There were things we would probably, if we had a chance to really think about it, and do it over again, may have done it a little bit differently," Riley said in his annual state-of-the-team postseason media session.

But the Miami Heat president said the whole issue also become way overblown.

Asked Tuesday to reflect on that high-volume moment, Riley tried to offer perspective.

"The day that somebody asks my daughter to marry him, she's going to have a bachelorette party," he related. "I hope it's not in Vegas with those guys from 'Hangover.' "

He paused, laughed.

"So you always have a pre-celebration to the celebration, right?" he said."