Bubble basketball proved familiar and comforting Wednesday night for the Miami Heat, even if it didn’t count.

Opening play at Disney World with a 104-98 victory in an exhibition scrimmage against the Sacramento Kings, the Heat saw Duncan Robinson pick up where he left off, got efficient minutes from Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic, and had Meyers Leonard back in action for the first time since early February.

The games won’t count for real until the Heat’s Aug. 1 resumption of the regular season, but it was another step forward in the NBA’s bid to complete the season in quarantine.

Robinson led the Heat with 18 points in 21 minutes, shooting 5 of 8 on 3-ponters. Butler and Dragic each played only the first half. Butler closed with nine points, including 5 of 5 from the foul line, in 11 minutes, with three rebounds and two assists. Dragic scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in his 11 minutes, draining a pair of 3-pointers.

The Heat pushed their lead to 17 while the starters were in action, before the Kings got the better of the reserve play, as Heat coach Erik Spoelstra went to his bench.

The Heat next play Saturday at 4 p.m. against the Utah Jazz, in the second of their three exhibition scrimmages.

Five degrees of Heat from Wednesday’s scrimmage:

1. Unique setting: The setting was like nothing prior during the Heat’s 32 seasons.

Players on the bench were socially distanced behind a barrier, in almost auditorium-like seating, each with attached personalized drink holders. Chairs then were brought to the court during timeouts for the five players in the game.

Because it was designated a Heat “home” game, the signage replicated Heat colors and branding, with plenty of red featured. Taped video of the AmericanAirlines Arena crowd was shown on video boards behind the baseline.

And while there was a neutral announcer, there were taped Mike Baiamonte announcements, including AmericanAirlines Arena’s “Dos Minutes” at the end of each period.

The balance of the season will be played in such an atmosphere, although the NBA said the resumption of the regular season will feature additional presentation elements.

“I walked out on the court when we got here from the bus and it really is amazing, this setup and how far we’ve come just in several weeks,” Spoelstra said. “Two and a half months ago, I don’t think people really thought that this was a reality and here we are now.”

The game was played with four 10-minute quarters. The final two exhibitions will be the standard 12-minute quarters.

2. Interim lineup: With Bam Adebayo and Kendrick Nunn still in quarantine, the Heat opened with a lineup of Leonard, Butler, Robinson, Dragic and Derrick Jones Jr.

It was Leonard’s first game action since Feb. 3, having missed the final 16 games before the March 11 shutdown due to a severely sprained left ankle. The question becomes whether he was filling in for Adebayo or will again start alongside.

As for Dragic, he clearly stood as a place holder, having started only one game this season, on Nov. 27 in a loss in Houston.

With Jones, his role could come down to whether Spoelstra opts for a smaller lineup instead of the one that features Leonard.

Tyler Herro and Andre Iguodala then entered as the Heat’s first two substitutes, followed by a triple-substitution of Kelly Olynyk, Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill.

3. Short night: With Butler and Dragic given the final two periods off. Herro started in place of Dragic in the second half, with Iguodala starting the second half in place of Butler.

It was an uneven night for Herro, who opened 2 of 11 from the field, including 0 for 7 on 3-pointers, forced to play more point guard than typical. Herro had missed 15 of the Heat’s final 16 games before the shutdown, due to ankle soreness.

Herro, though, hit two late baskets, coming around on what turned into a 15-point night.

Spoelstra extended his rotation to start the fourth quarter, with Gabe Vincent and Chris Silva entering at the start of the fourth quarter.

4. Early gifts: Remember those baskets Butler sent teammates amid the quarantine months? Clearly a wise investment, at least initially Wednesday.

The Heat opened 7 of 8 on 3-pointers, with Robinson starting 4 of 5 from beyond the arc and Dragic 2 of 2. All seven of those 3-pointers were assisted.

Robinson accounted for 15 of the Heat’s first-quarter points, including an assist for a 3-pointer.

5. Testing times: The Kings have been ravaged by injury and illness, with at least four players testing COVID-19 positive along the way.

Kings coach Luke Walton said it is an accepted part of bubble life.

“What we’re telling our guys is, ‘Look, it’s going to happen.’ Maybe it’s us, maybe its another team, but this is the world we’re living in now,” he said. “And we want to play basketball. Everyone here was given the option, without judgement, on coming to play or not. And the people who are all here made that choice. And we’re aware of that risk.”

The Kings on Wednesday night were without De’Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes and Marvin Bagley III, among others.

“But we’re also aware of that fact we get to be a bright light for people,” Walton said. “We get to bring some sort of peace and normalcy to this wild world we’re in right now.”

To Walton, that merits a thumbs up.

“The NBA,” he said, “has done an incredible job out here in making it as normal as possible.”