LeBron James could be a healthy scratch from the final five games of the Cavs' season. Kobe Bryant is no guarantee to suit up in the Lakers final two games, either.
Dwight Howard and Vince Carter, on the other hand, shouldn't be expecting too much downtime in the final week of the regular season.
Magic coach Stan Van Gundy has been repeatedly saying that he won't rest players in the final week of the season, emphasizing that the Magic are still in a battle for potential home court advantage if they meet the Lakers in the NBA Finals.
"If we ever get there—and that's a long way to go—but I'd hate to be sitting there in the Finals going 'we could have had a shot at this if I didn't rest so-and-so for no damn reason','' Van Gundy said. "I'm not saying we'll get there, but if we do, I want every advantage and I think that's a lot more important than giving a guy a night off.''
He's got a legitimate point, which he made again before the Magic-Cavs game yesterday: Cleveland has nothing to play for (they have home-court advantage locked up through the NBA finals), but Orlando still wants to lock up a better record than ...
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