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But Monday evening, the Pistons reassembled for a late-evening practice to pick up where they left off -- on a 10-game winning streak."There's always a concern your first game after the break," coach Flip Saunders said. "One, you've been away four or five days. You have three guys who have been down at the festivities in New Orleans for five days, and you've got your other players who have been gone. So when you come back, there's always that concern of how are you going to be?"
The Pistons don't have much time to rediscover their groove. They're back in action tonight against the Orlando Magic and then jet to Milwaukee to play the Bucks on Wednesday. They're home to play Milwaukee again on Friday and then it's a week out West, their last lengthy trip of the season."They're ready to go," Saunders said. "The first 10 games after the All-Star break are always tough. Then everything seems to go so quick until you get to the end."
The Magic is a potential second-round playoff opponent come May, and there are only 30 games remaining."This is it -- the homestretch, coming around third, getting ready for the playoffs," Wallace said. "We've got to fine-tune some things, get our bench fine-tuned and get ready for those playoffs."
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