MIAMI -- The Miami Heat have been bitten by the health bug, and it's causing all kinds of problems.

With LaPhonso Ellis, Chris Gatling, Vladimir Stepania, Anthony Carter and Eddie House all healthy and providing Miami with varying skills, Pat Riley now can play five guys off his bench.

The problem is, the Heat coach prefers to play just eight.

"It's getting a little bit difficult right now with the rotation because I've got 10 guys that have played and have been playing, and now everybody's healthy," Riley said. "So we just have to pick and choose, and they have to understand that."

Riley had been using Carter as a reserve for Rod Strickland, but House's 20-point game against Philadelphia on Wednesday showed Riley just how big of an asset House's shooting ability can be.

"He's a threat," Riley said of House, who was the first point guard off the bench against the Pacers on Friday. "I love Eddie. He's got a lot of fire and a lot of guts. Sometimes he has too much. I think eventually he's going to really break through here. But it's just more and more experience."

Riley, however, is not prepared to give up on Carter, who provides Miami with the ball-handling skills and defense that House still lacks.

"A.C.'s tough and defensive oriented and somebody who can really push and brings a lot of energy," Riley said. "I have an idea who I'm going to play right now, the first eight guys, but it could change throughout the course of the game."

Ellis, who played Friday for the first time since suffering a groin injury February 27, will have trouble finding as many minutes because of Gatling's play as of late.

"Gat right now is scoring for us," Riley said. "I think probably other than (Alonzo Mourning), Gat is without a doubt our best inside scorer . . . and he's starting to shoot the ball a little bit better."