Winderman’s view: Robinson roll has Heat on the move

MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 122-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers:

– The simplicity is the spacing.

– With the simplicity going by a familiar name.

– This is why Duncan Robinson was moved into the Heat’s starting lineup 10 games ago.

– Not only because of the threat.

– But because of the reality.

– For the second consecutive night, Robinson was on target.

– Which meant the Heat’s 3-point game did not solely have to be a Tyler Herro show.

– Further enhancing Robinson’s Sunday effort was also getting to the line.

– No, not as dramatic a performance as what Herro threw at the Cavaliers on this night.

– But complementary.

– Which is what is needed to balance out Herro, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo.

– This Robinson and that Herro and plenty of warts can be masked.

– And plenty of problems can be created.

– With Sunday as Exhibit A.

– The Heat again opened with a lineup of Butler, Adebayo, Herro, Robinson and Haywood Highsmith.

– Entering 6-2 with that lineup.

– Heat coach Erik Spoelstra going into Sunday night’s game, “We’re searching for consistency. The team we’re playing has been very consistent all season long.”

– He added, “We’ll need that sustainability of our game tonight.”

– Kevin Love, playing against his former team, again played as sixth man.

– With Pelle Larsson missing a second consecutive game with an ankle sprain, Dru Smith then followed off the Heat bench.

– With Jaime Jaquez Jr. as eighth man.

– And Terry Rozier as the fourth reserve.

– Interestingly, when the Heat cycled through the rotation the second time, it was Thomas Bryant in place of Love.

– With Love, 36, playing both nights of the back-to-back set.

– Which could have made it a night for Kel’el Ware, if the Heat first-round pick wasn’t in the G League.

– Earlier Sunday, Ware closed with 20 points (9 of 14, 2 of 5 3s), 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks in 31:24 in a Sioux Falls Skyforce G League loss to the Nuggets’ affiliate.

– Heat two-way player Josh Christopher had 34 points in the loss.

– With Heat camp prospect Isaiah Stevens closing with 14 assists and Heat invitee Nassir Little adding 21 points.

– Sunday’s double-double was the 204th of Adebayo’s career. Only Rony Seikaly (221) and Alonzo Mourning (205) have had more with the Heat.

– Adebayo extended his career-best streak of consecutive games with at least five assists to nine.

— Herro extended his career-best streak of games scoring in double figures to 52. His previous high was 38 in a row.

— Along the way, Herro also extended his career-best streak of games with at least one 3-pointer to 56, 13 games off Robinson’s franchise record.

– The game concluded the first of the Heat’s four sets of back-to-back home games this season, coming off Saturday night’s 121-111 victory over the Suns.

– It was the 39th such home-home back-to-back set over the Heat’s 37 seasons.

– The Heat entered having swept such sets 12 times, been swept nine times and splitting 17.

– The sellout with the 610th in a row for the Heat (no counting pandemic games), tying the Chicago Bulls (1997-2000) for the fourth-longest such streak in NBA history.

– Joe Jonas was among those in the crowd.