Chauncey Billups is hopeful that he can return to the lineup for the Pistons in Game Five against the Magic on Tuesday, according to The Detroit Free Press.

"With the progress I've made up to this point, it at least makes me feel good that I have another three days," Billups said. "Hopefully. But we'll see. That's what I'm shooting for though."

"It's the worst," Billups added. "I've been in a bad mood for three days. ... But it's part of the game. I just hate that it's right now. Hopefully, I'll just keep getting better."

However, his strained right hamstring was so bad on Saturday that he couldn't have played no matter how important the game had been.

"It wouldn't matter [Saturday] if it was Game 7 of the NBA Finals or Game 4 against Orlando," Coach Flip Saunders said. "His leg is just not ready. He can't do anything to really be effective."