ATLANTA — Observations and other notes of interest from Friday night’s 128-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks:

– For now, it appears it will start with the stagger, with so many options back in play for Erik Spoelstra with an injury-free roster.

– Which not only makes it appear it will be either/or with Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware, but also plenty of a similar either/or approach with Tyler Herro and Norman Powell.

– Neither Herro nor Ware started in this one, making the stagger easier for Spoelstra.

– In the first half, only in the later stages did we see Herro and Powell together.

– To maximize this roster, Herro and Powell can’t solely be splitting the minutes.

– This roster was built on the premise of more.

– Then again, Powell has the look of a player somewhat wearing down.

– So the Herro-only minutes could help in that regard.

– With Adebayo and Ware, it has never been as clear.

– With Ware again drawing an askance glare from Spoelstra.

– Even with Herro back, the Heat opened with a lineup of Adebayo, Powell, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell and Pelle Larsson.

– It was the ninth consecutive game the Heat have gone with a different lineup from the previous game.

– Mitchell had been questionable prior to the game with a head illness.

– Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Ware entered first together off the Heat bench.

– Herro and Kasparas Jakucionis then followed together.

– With Myron Gardner making it 10 deep.

– With Gardner playing ahead of both Dru Smith and Nikola Jovic.

– And also no Simone Fontecchio in the rotation.

– Spoelstra ended the morning shootaround by putting an emphatic spin on what he hopes comes next.

– “I want them to enjoy this time of year,” he said of his players. ‘There’s been all the narratives all year long, but this is what competitors want. You want to be able to fight for something, compete for something. We have an opportunity in front of us, and we’re all looking forward to it.”

– He then continued the theme pregame.

– “We have a great opportunity in front of us,” he said. “Look, there’s been a lot of narratives around the league, a bunch of different things. We just see opportunity in front of us. We’re getting healthier right now, just at the right time.”

– He continued, “We feel like we have everything we need, to make a run, but we have to prove it. And that’s what’s exhilarating about it, is the competition.”

– He added, “We’re just looking forward to this final run. It’s the best time of year. The playoff picture is starting to become a little bit more clear. The games are really competitive. You can see what’s about to happen in the middle of April. And I know our guys are competitors and we’re looking forward to it.”

– Herro stressed he was just glad to be back.

– “Just happy to be playing basketball again,” he said. “It’s been a rough couple of months going through different nicknack injuries, nothing really like super big of an injury that’s going to affect my whole body, career long term.”

– Herro indicated at Friday morning’s shootaround that the plan was to play both ends of the back-to-back set that concludes Saturday at home against the Hawks.

– “Over the last like week or so, I really ramped up trying to get ready for tonight and tomorrow and really for the rest of the season after the break,” he said. “But it responded well and just got to continue to see how it feels after I continue to do more.”

– Spoelstra downplayed a specific minutes limit.

– “But we’ll be certainly mindful,” he said. “I’m not going to play him 38 minutes. He hasn’t played a game in a while. He doesn’t have the build-up of a lot of games, but he always keeps himself in great condition.”

– Spoelstra downplayed being whole as being a panacea.

– “You have to just manage whatever is going on,” he said of his team’s previous injury situation. “These are things that you can’t control.”

– Powell didn’t downplay it at all.

– “It’s something that we’ve been wanting to have all year long,” he said, “finally having it, and it’s an important part of the season. It’s really crucial for us to build chemistry and start to stack together some really important wins going down the stretch of this season.”

– Said Adebayo, “It’s always good to go into the second half of the season fully healthy. It’s time to make a push.”

– The game opened the 14th of the Heat’s NBA-high 17 back-to-back sets this season. The Heat are 9-4 on the second nights of such pairings.