LeBron James averaged 43.7 minutes per game in the Cleveland Cavaliers' first round series against the Indiana Pacers.

"I don't understand why people make a big deal out of his minutes," Tyronn Lue said. "He had a week off before the series started. We won four straight games and then he had a week off again. So next he might play 48 minutes. ... 'Bron today just said he feels worse when he doesn't play."

The amount of rest given to players has become a frequent topic of discussion amongst those in the game as well as the media and fans.

"With him playing the minutes he played during course of the regular season, it has helped him in the playoffs," Lue said. "Now he is able to play those 42, 43 minutes. Because he's used to it. His body can take it, so, I'm not worried about what outside people say."

Lue went so far as to say other teams "are suffering because they listen to what the media is saying about guys playing minutes," and "some teams should play some guys more minutes, and it would've been different (playoff) series."