SHORT STUFF: The NBA playoffs start Saturday, which means there's only two more months until we get to the Cleveland-Golden State series. In other words, the NBA regular season is more pointless than the Kardashians. … Color me cynical, but the Magic announced that Thursday's night season finale against the Pistons drew a sellout crowd of 19,458 — the largest home attendance in the Magic's 28-year history. Wait a minute. Are you telling me a midweek game between two massively disappointing teams attracted a record crowd? Either somebody is cooking the books or Magic fans are among the most passionate and loyal in the history of sports. … By the way, did the Magic really need to hold a name-that-team contest for its new D-League franchise in Lakeland only to announce earlier this week that the team would be called — wait for it! — the Lakeland Magic. Considering a certain supermarket chain is headquartered in Lakeland, my favorite nominee was solicited by one of my readers: "The Lakeland Publix Subs." …