Not All NBA Teams Ride Their Star Players 'Til They Collapse

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Take the defending NBA Champions for example:

The Celtics have spent much of the season crafting strategies to clinch victories early in order to rest their starters. That R&R plan worked out well last night in a 90-77 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at TD Banknorth Garden.

Kevin Garnett played 18 minutes, his first-quarter presence helping lift the Celtics to a 31-18 lead and his third-quarter play launching them on a clinching 18-2 run.

The Celtics seemed to be clicking on most cylinders in Garnett's third game back after missing a month of play because of a right knee strain. And that allowed both Garnett and Paul Pierce to rest and relax on the bench. Pierce departed after a 31-minute performance, his 9-point output the third successive game in which he has scored in single digits.

In case anyone's curious, Garnett's averaging 31.3 mpg. Pierce? 37.7.

And while I understand that the Wizards are in a unique situation, it didn't have to be that way.

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