Winderman’s view: Heat 130, Celtics 124

Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday’s 130-124 victory over the Boston Celtics at TD Garden:

— OK, exhale.

— No, not easy.

— And certainly creating concerns for Tuesday’s rematch with the way it finished.

— But the Heat found a way to get it done.

— So with a victory Tuesday in Boston, the concerns about the play-in round are alleviated.

— Even with the 76ers and Bucks then following next.

— Yes, it got shaky at times.

— But that’s what Jimmy Butler is there for.

— Would have been nice to see more from Adebayo.

— So perhaps that is coming Tuesday.

— Although he did have his moments at the closing moments of truth.

— The Heat again had 15 of their 16 players available, with only Victor Oladipo left behind.

— Which, by now, with 16 consecutive games missed with that sore right knee, almost feels like the new normal.

— So it again was Adebayo, Butler, Duncan Robinson, Kendrick Nunn and Trevor Ariza in the starting lineup.

— With the appearance, Adebayo tied P.J. Brown for 19th on the Heat’s list of regular-season games played, at 284.

— Robinson almost immediately extended his streak to 44 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer. He set the franchise record with a 57-game streak.

— The Heat entered 6-1 on Sundays this season, their best winning percentage on any day of the week.

— Goran Dragic again was Heat sixth man.

— Then Dewayne Dedmon.

— Followed by Andre Iguodala and Tyler Herro.

— With the appearance, Iguodala moved past Detlef Schrempf for 59th place on the NBA’s all-tme regular-season games list.

— With the Heat closer to whole, Erik Spoelstra clearly has grown more confident in minutes without Butler or Adebayo.

— The play of Dragic and Herro inspires that.

— Going in, Celtics coach Brad Stevens did not mince words about the moment.

— “Obviously all these games that we’re playing right now, all these games that Miami are playing right now are really important for positioning, heading into the postseason,” he said. “We were in that position, we’ve been in that position for a while, where we’re going to be going back and forth. And I think it’s really important to prepare well, to focus on what you can control. You can’t dive in and play it like a playoff series, just because there’s not the time.”

— So, no, he said, not like playoffs preparation. But close.

— “But certainly these games are awfully meaningful,” he said. “And everybody knows it. Everybody feels it.”

— Spoelstra, going in, “This ultimately is about competition and rising to the level of what this game is going to bring.”

— And, “This is a beautiful time of the year, where games have great context. They pique everybody’s interest.”

— Nunn’s second 3-point attempt pushed him past James Jones and into 20th on the Heat’s all-time list.

— Adebayo’s sixth free throw was the 600th of his career.

— Adebayo extended his personal-best streak to 53 consecutive games scoring in double figures.

— Butler’s fourth rebound was the 3,000th of his career.

— Adebayo entered 14 points shy of his personal best for a season (1,146 last season), eclipsing that total.