The Lakers also played the night before... no excuses.

WE have an inside advantage anytime we want on most nights... Sheed down low is usually a mismatch (almost unblockable shot)
Chancey could back down any PG not named Kidd.
I'll go back to one of Flip's comments... "we haven't nearly shown our full arsenal"...
I don't think it's wise to keep the full compliment under cover when you're chasing home court but I do believe there's gonna be some new weapons come playoff time.