For instance, the Suns are currently fighting for a wildcard spot. If they are blowing out the Grizzles by the third quarter (by 25+ points), would Vogel keep Booker/KD in to maximize their point differential, or still dump out the bench as in a normal NBA game?
It looks like some teams don’t really care about the in season tournament as much as they care about winning. I’ve seen teams take a shot clock violation when up by a good margin in the games.