The compliments seemingly fell on deaf ears. To Victor Oladipo, Sunday night’s 21 points against the Toronto Raptors were more ordinary than extraordinary.

That, to the former All-Star guard, made his performance in the Miami Heat’s victory at Scotiabank Arena a case of simply playing to form.

“This is what I’m used to,” he said. “So it’s nothing spectacular or anything like that. It’s just, this is who I am.”

While it assuredly was who he used to be during his time with the Indiana Pacers, it was a dramatic breakthrough considering where he had stood in his comeback from May quadriceps surgery, having been shuffled out of the rotation just a week ago.

But with Jimmy Butler and Gabe Vincent given Sunday off as the Heat completed the back-to-back set that opened with Saturday night’s victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, the opportunity was there.

And was seized.

“I found out [Sunday] morning,” Oladipo said of a role that had him on the court for 27:27, his longest stint since making his season debut March 7, “and I was just ready to play.”

While Oladipo downplayed a performance that included 6-of-9 shooting on 3-pointers, tying his career high for conversions, teammates were impressed.

“It’s just like everybody else here,” guard Max Strus said. “He fits the mold of who we are in Miami and the culture that we’ve built here. And it’s an opportunity.”

Oladipo, who turns 30 next month, had been held out of the previous three games, with Sunday his first action since March 26.

“You know he’s hungry,” Strus said, “and coming back from rehabbing his injury and wants to prove that he can still play, which he can, obviously, as he showed [Sunday] and other nights, as well.

“He just took advantage of his opportunity and knew his name was going to be called and was ready for it. And we were happy to see that.”

Only Tyler Herro played more bench minutes Sunday.

“It was amazing to see what he did,” said assistant coach Chris Quinn, who guided the team Sunday with coach Erik Spoelstra entering NBA health-and-safety protocols earlier in the day. “You know, these are things we have seen daily, behind the scenes. It’s the hard work. It’s the grit. It’s the grind.

“Obviously coming off of what he came off injury-wise and for him to get to this point, it’s still part of the process of him becoming what he can be.”

In other words, no guarantees, with Butler and Vincent expected back for Tuesday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets at FTX Arena.

“I just got to keep getting better, keep improving, taking it one day at a time,” Oladipo said.

For now, it’s about doing what he can when he can.

“It’s just been focused on improving,” he said. “Can’t really control the circumstance or what goes on. But I can control my mindset, what I got going on.

“So that’s what I was focused on. And when my number was called [Sunday], I was ready.”

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