Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 114-109 victory over the Toronto Raptors:

— With the Heat resting players likely for the final time this season, this one had the feeling of last-chance saloon for Victor Oladipo, Markieff Morris and Omer Yurtseven.

— Likely little will change from the nine-man rotation that Erik Spoelstra has shown a preference for.

— But with the Heat holding out Jimmy Butler (toe), P.J. Tucker (knee), Dewayne Dedmon (ankle) and Gabe Vincent (toe), the opportunities were there.

— And taken advantage of.

— So Morris started at power forward, his first start as a member of the Heat.

— Yurtseven played as the first big man off the bench.

— And Oladipo played as the first guard off the bench.

— All while Spoelstra had to take it in from afar, having entered NBA health-and-safely protocols.

— Morris showed he can still fill a box score.

— Oladipo displayed a deft 3-point stroke, which was somewhat unexpected, considering where he had been trending in that regard, and can still explode for a dunk.

— And even Yurtseven had a six-point burst in the fourth quarter.

— Of the three, Oladipo arguably had the most significant impact.

— (At one stage, for both teams, considering he had five first-half turnovers.)

— And Morris certainly could be re-opened in case of emergency.

— But then consider that Butler, Tucker and Dedmon likely will be back Tuesday against the Hornets, and this likely remained the exception.

— All of rotation additions, including Caleb Martin, seemingly stepped forward enough to merit minutes.

— Perhaps as Spoelstra rethinks the Duncan Robinson role?

— Because on this night, Oladipo, Morris, Martin and Yurtseven all were better.

— Rounding out the starting lineup with Morris and Martin were Kyle Lowry, Bam Adebayo and Max Strus.

— Lowry took the court to a standing ovation in his return.

— The Raptors had their own late scratch, with OG Anunoby unavailable due to a quad bruise.

— Tyler Herro played as sixth man off the Heat’s limited bench.

— Herro’s third shot moved him past Steve Smith for 21st of the Heat all-time list.

— With Yurtseven then entering alongside Robinson.

— And then it was Oladipo, another player previously shuffled out of the mix.

— Oladipo’s seventh point was the 8,000th of his career.

— Adebayo’s sixth defensive rebound was 2,100th of his career.

— Lowry held court with the media prior to the game, flashing the 2019 championship ring he won with the Raptors.

— Among the questions he answered was one about his transition to the Heat.

— “It’s been fairly easy,” he said, “because I’m always gonna be myself no matter what jersey I got on, no matter what city it is. I’m still gonna go out there and try to win the game, play my best, play hard, do what I need to do to help my team win and win at the highest level. It’s been a smooth transition, because I’m always gonna be who I am. It’s different, yes, but at the same time it’s about basketball at the end of the day.”

— As far as adopting Heat culture, Lowry said it was more of the Heat accepting Kyle culture.

— “It’s me, so, it’s Kyle,” he said. “But they do have a culture. It’s a great culture.”

— He added of the comparisons to what he had in Toronto, “I’m always going to do me and be who I am. And you know, it’s great. They’re both great franchises, great cultures. and places, great organizations and coaches and places to be.

— Lowry was acquired at the cost of Goran Dragic and Precious Achiuwa, with only Achiuwa remaining with the Raptors.

— “I think him expanding his game to the three-point line, him being able to put the ball down on the floor has been good for him,” Lowry said of Achiuwa. “That’s one of the things where Nick [Nurse] and the coaching staff has done is give him the confidence to do that, to step outside of his comfort zone and be different. It’s just a young kid getting in a new situation and being able to kind of blossom a bit more. It’s good for him to be in that position to come here and change and be a different type of player and be more successful.”

— Lowry said the Florida transition has been embraced by his sons.

— “They wear shorts and T-shirts everyday,” he said. “My kids are great. My kids are awesome. You know, they originally was like, ‘No, no!’ “

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