ORLANDO — Observations and other notes of interest from Tuesday night’s 117-108 NBA Cup loss to the Orlando Magic:

– Yes, this was a different look for the NBA Cup.

– That’s because the Magic’s Cup court was damaged in storage, so the regular-season court was utilized.

– But in his pregame comments, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said the Cup matters very much within the NBA, no matter any outside skepticism.

– “The guys want to win, they want to get to Vegas, they want the money,” he said of the cash bonus for players that crests at over $500,000 per player for winning the title. “They want to have the bragging rights throughout the year. That’s a big thing. No other way to put it. That’s how each team that’s in it looks. ”

– He added, “You know, you see the commercials, you see the advertisements, you see the guys talking about it. They want to win it and there’s no other way to look at it other than they. That’s the competitive edge that these guys have.”

– And, yes, the money.

– “No matter what they get with their contract, you have the incentive on the back end of getting to Vegas and having the chance to have the bragging rights of winning something big,” Mosley said. “You want to go after it.”

– Similar sentiment had been offered by the Heat in preceding days.

– With the Magic the ones who from the midpoint of the opening period simply did more to cash in.

– With Tyler Herro and Davion Mitchell back, the Heat opened with a lineup of Herro, Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins and Norman Powell.

– The Heat entered 2-1 when starting that group.

– The shift again had Kel’el Ware shuffled back to the bench, his ninth appearance as a reserve this season.

– Of having Herro alongside Powell for just the third time this season, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said it is needed.

– “If you’ve noticed,” he said pregame. “the last few games our offense hasn’t been that good.”

– As for his roster back to full health, Spoelstra said, “It’s a good thing.”

– “The guys that have been working back from injury, they’ve been very dedicated behind the scenes,” Spoelstra said. “So you deal with whatever you have to deal with during the NBA season.”

– Which includes fewer minutes than some might expect.

– “The best teams, there is a level of sacrifice to connect to,” Spoelstra said. “But also it’s a long season. Everybody’s going to get their opportunities.”

– The Magic, without sidelined Franz Wagner, opened with a lineup of  Jalen Suggs, Anthony Black, Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr.

– Jaime Jaquez Jr. again was first off the Heat bench.

– Ware and Pelle Larsson then followed, with 4:29 left in the opening period.

– With Simone Fontecchio making it nine deep.

– This was the last of three regular-season games in the matchup in Orlando this season, with two to follow in Miami, on Jan. 28 and March 14.

– The teams also met twice in the preseason.

– “We feel like we’ve played ’em nine times already this season,” Mosley said.