Eli5: Why do basketball coaches pull their best players when they have 3 or 4 fouls?

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Why not just let them play for as long as they can and then adjust to missing that player when they foul out with 5 fouls?

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They’d rather have them available for a tight game in last few minutes. Hope the others can keep game close and let Star close it out than have Star keep them in front for rest of team to blow with no hope of star saving the day.

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