Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday’s 115-91 NBA playoff victory over the Atlanta Hawks:

— First, there has to be the perspective of the Hawks doing this on a 39-hour turnaround, after closing out the play-in round Friday night in Cleveland.

— But that is only part of it.

— The bigger part is no Clint Capela.

— Which cuts them down to size.

— Yes, the Hawks had John Collins back, but it’s not the same as Capela on the boards or the alley-oop.

— It’s as if Trae Young lost a partner in harm.

— Eventually the Hawks will make their shots.

— They have too many shooters not to.

— But this opened as you would expect No. 1 to at home against No. 8.

— With the ensemble team playing as an elite ensemble.

— No, no dominant Heat performances.

— But also no need.

— Just Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler taking care of teammates.

— Bam Adebayo not forcing.

— P.J. Tucker stepping up when expected.

— And Max Strus holding things down in the starting lineup so Duncan Robinson could be a spark off the bench.

— Basically, all as according to expectation and according to form.

— As expected, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra remained with the starting lineup he shifted to at the close of the regular season.

— That had Strus remaining in the opening mix, along with Tucker, Adebayo, Butler and Lowry.

— The Heat closed the regular season 3-0 with that starting lineup.

— The starting role tied Butler with P.J. Brown for 94th on the NBA all-time playoff list.

— With his appearance, Butler also tied Shawn Kemp for 94th on the NBA all-time playoff-games list.

— The game was Lowry’s 84th career playoff start, tying him with Chris Bosh and Metta World Peace for 84th on the NBA all-time list.

— All four Heat players listed as questionable earlier in the day were available: Tucker (calf), Dewayne Dedmon (ankle), Markieff Morris (hip) and Haywood Highsmith (hip.)

— That had all 17 players healthy.

— Two-way players Mychal Mulder and Javonte Smart, however, are ineligible for the playoffs.

— The two continue to practice and work with the team.

— As expected the Heat opened defensively with Lowry on Young, but then constantly switched everything.

— Butler’s first-quarter 3-pointer tied Dennis Scott for 99th on the NBA all-time playoff list.

— Butler’s first steal moved him past Shawn Marion for 70th on the Heat all-time playoff list.

— Tyler Herro played as the Heat’s first reserve.

— Followed by Dedmon.

— Then Robinson.

— Then Gabe Vincent.

— With his second basket, Herro moved past Ray Allen for 14th on the Heat all-time playoff list.

— Tucker’s first 3-pointer moved him past Nick Van Exel for 77th on the NBA all-time playoff list.

— Butler’s fourth free-throw attempt moved him past Buck Williams’ for 81st on the NBA all-time playoff list.

— Butler passed Hawks coach Nate McMillan for 67th on the All-Time Playoffs steals list with 132, doing it in the third period.

— Robinson’s fourth basket moved him past Dan Majerle for 21st on the Heat all-time playoff list.

— That also allowed him to pass P.J. Brown for 19th on the Heat all-time playoff scoring list.

— With his fifth assist, Lowry passed Avery Johnson for 49th on the NBA all-time playoff list.

— With his second 3-pointer, Lowry moved past Damian Lillard for 25th on the NBA all-time playoff list.

— With his third 3-point attempt, Lowry moved past Rasheed Wallace for 24th on the all-time playoff list.

— Adebayo’s third point moved him past Allen for 13th on the Heat all-time playoff scoring list.

— In the third period. Herro has passed Jamal Mashburn and Bosh for 11th on the Heat all-time playoff assists list.

— Earlier, Adebayo passed Jason Williams for seventh on the Heat all-time playoff assists list.

— As for Tucker, he passed Sam Cassell, Kenny Smith and former Heat guard Mario Chalmers for 72nd on the all-time playoffs 3-pointer list.

— Also along the way, Butler just passed Hawks coach Nate McMillan for 67th on the NBA’s all-time playoff steals list.

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