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.

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