Detroit point guard Rodney Stuckey believes that the team is ready for the playoffs, despite their struggles over the course of this season.

"These last four of five games have been good for us," Stuckey said. "We need to be in a rhythm (going into the playoffs). Why not play one of the best teams early? We just have to be ourselves."

The Pistons have yet to clinch a playoff berth, but hold a three-game lead over the Bobcats for the eighth, and final, spot in the Eastern Conference.