MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Thursday night’s 126-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets:

– With the Heat now past the quarter pole of their remaining games, coach Erik Spoelstra was asked pregame about the balance of getting his players on the court while also being mindful of not having nagging injuries linger.

– “We’re going for it,” Spoelstra said, as if reiterating his team’s every-game-matters mantra.

– He added, “I know at this time of year, everybody’s kind of dealing with something.”

– As is the case for the Heat at the moment, with Norman Powell (groin), Nikola Jovic (back) and Simone Fontecchio (groin) all out Thursday night.

– “We have some competitive, tough-minded guys in the locker room,” Spoelstra said of his players attempting to shorten timelines for absences. “We do want to be responsible. That was the case with Norm and Timo (Fontecchio).”

– So Spoelstra said a measured, proactive approach with rehab.

– “Hopefully, if you get to things early and you really attack it with the rehab, it can be shorter term,” he said of the two groin strains,

– But no, not necessarily monitoring minutes amid this stretch when every game matters for the Heat.

– “There’s going to be other cases that we just have to go for it and play bigger minutes for our main guys,” he said. “I’ve been starting to do that, anyway.”

– “It gives an opportunity for other guys to step up,” Spoelstra said of the current absences. “Hopefully, a seamless thing that won’t be long-term.”

– Spoelstra warned not to overstate 3-point shooters such as Powell and Fontecchio being out.

– “Our game isn’t solely built on the three-point ball,” he said. “We’re a paint-attacking team.”

– With Powell still out, the Heat for the third consecutive game opened with Davion Mitchell, Tyler Herro, Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo.

– The Nets opened with Nolan Traore, Terance Mann, Michael Porter Jr. , Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton.

–Kel’el Ware and Jaime Jaquez Jr. entered first off the Heat bench.

–Followed by Kasparas Jakucionis and then Dru Smith.

–With Smith returning to the rotation with Fontecchio out.

– In the wake of his team being blown out Tuesday by the Heat, Nets coach Jordi Fernandez was asked pregame what he would like to see differently Thursday.

– “I want to see more winning plays defensively,” he said. “Obviously our ball pressure has to be better.”

– Fernandez had high praise for the work assistant coach Juwan Howard, the former Heat player and assistant coach, has put in with the Nets’ big men.

– “They have that voice right there that helps them every day,” Fernandez said of Howard. “But the most important thing, it holds them accountable and it challenges them every day.”

– The Nets again were without first-round pick Egor Demin.

– “He’s struggled with plantar fasciitis,” Fernandez said, “and the soreness has increased lately. So we’re being cautious and trying to figure out what’s the best way for him moving forward.”

– After these consecutive games against the Nets at Kaseya Center, the Heat have a pair of such consecutive games remaining against the same opponent, on March 25 and March 27 in Cleveland, and on April 7 and April 9 in Toronto.

– The game opened the 15th of the Heat’s NBA-high 17 back-to-back sets, with a Friday night game in Charlotte to follow.

The Heat go into Charlotte 10-4 on the second nights of such pairings, up 2-0 on the Hornets in the four-game season series that concludes March 17 in Charlotte.