Auburn Hills — For the most part, the NBA schedule is predictable, with set practice days, game days and off days. Even around the holidays, there’s little wiggle room in terms of altering the schedule.
For the most part, the Pistons won’t have two consecutive days off in a season.
After having Christmas Eve as an off day, they went against the grain and took another off day on Christmas Day.
“We needed to clear our heads and minds and get away from it. We were going to practice but there’s a rule that we can’t on Christmas Day,” coach Dwane Casey said.