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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
My question: Since winning one more game gets us guaranteed HCA and 3rd is looking more and more unlikely, do we
a) keep playing our best ball to the end and keep hopes alive for 3rd, regardless of whether or not we can secure it
b) Win against the Pistons to secure 4th, and then rest Luka for a week by sitting him for the final two games. Give him his best shot at having a healthy ankle for the playoffs.
3rd would obviously let us skip the Suns in round 2, but might not be possible. Normally it would also let us choose our opponent in the first round, but with the Nugs and Jazz playing leapfrog every other night, we may not know. We could exhaust ourselves getting 3rd to face the Jazz just to have the Nuggets fall to 6th.
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If 3rd is even remotely possible, then you do everything you can to get that spot. Even if it's a hail mary, the slim chance at avoiding Phoenix in the 2nd round and getting a plausible path to the WCF is far more valuable than resting Luka for one game.