Thanks Dumars4, this team is playing good enough to beat the Celtics, so in the back of Joe & Co mind that HCA in the finals mentality has to be there. They need to play these games seriously and I like the way Flip is limiting the starters minutes just enough to still win the games. I didn't realize Dice was missing yesterday until after the game. Streak or not Flip still has to figure out away to sit down Tay for a game even if it means starting him, pulling after 5 mins and sitting him the rest of the game. I am thinking he can do one or two games

Four of the remaining six games are vs the eastern playoff teams including the Sixers, Wizards, Cavs and Toronto. Looks like it may be the Raptors in the first round, but who knows, the sixers could fall flat and we may face them, or the Hawks could win their five remaining games and finish in the 7 spot ahead of the Raptors. I don't think the Pistons will know who their first round match up is until probably next Monday..but they will get a chance to play some of them and questions is do we show them our hand then or we play it so that we win and keep the finals HCA alive until it is clinched?