Game-day rituals help prepare Pistons for battle
When practice ended Tuesday, something familiar was waiting for the Pistons in their locker room.
It was their itinerary — the schedule outlining the team’s travel plans this week for the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs — beginning with their departure to Orlando this afternoon and ending Saturday, roughly four hours after Game 4, when they’re due to board their flight for home.
Another road trip — nothing out of the ordinary, similar to the others the Pistons have taken this season.
But there will be a certain rhythm to it all.