With the Cleveland Cavaliers locked into the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, LeBron James could find himself on the bench a little more often, the Associated Press is reporting.

"He's been playing a lot of heavy minutes so I'm going to back off his minutes a little bit," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said before Monday night's game against the Hornets.

James ranks second in the NBA, behind only Philadelphia's Allen Iverson, with 42.9 minutes per game.