It is quite possible that the tonic the Pistons need most to cure whatever it was that ailed them over the weekend in Philadelphia has already been provided.

It's called rest.

The battered Pistons welcomed the two full days off at home before Game 5 Wednesday after playing five games in eight nights, going back to Game 7 against Orlando on May 4.

It should give Chauncey Billups' aching left ankle time to heal and give the weary bodies of Ben Wallace and Cliff Robinson time to rejuvenate.