I say play him. Honestly, what he has done the last month, while however valliant, has not helped the team much. I'm not sure if he has been a negative, but certainly not much of a positive.
So basically, if we lose him for the playoffs by playing him tonight, I honestly don't feel like, in his current state, we are missing much. If, however, he has a chance to just go out there, not try too hard to get LA his touches and just be the man, at least, just maybe, he'll remember what it was like before and raise his game up a small notch closer to where he was.
If that happens, that's a huge asset in the playoffs.
I say the gain of possibly getting him a little more on track is well worth the risk of not having him in the playoffs at this point, as sad as it is to say.
I love Brandon as a player and a member of this team, but if he can't help the team out there, at least I know Patty is a pesky defender and can get to the rim and make things happen and Rudy is able to hustle and make some plays and sometimes get hot.