CLEVELAND (AP) -The Cavaliers have chosen reward over risk.
All-Stars LeBron James and Mo Williams and veterans Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Joe Smith will not play Wednesday night against Philadelphia to rest for the playoffs, despite Cleveland attempting to match the NBA record of 40 home wins in one season.
Cavs coach Mike Brown said the decision was “easy” because his team has much bigger goals and he wasn’t want to jeoparidze its chances of winning an NBA title by getting a player hurt in a meaningless game.
With a win, the Cavaliers will match the 1985-86 Boston Celtics’ home record of 40-1.
Philadelphia has a lot riding on the regular-season finale. A win over Cleveland and a loss by Chicago against Toronto would give the Sixers the No. 6 seed in the playoffs.
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