AUBURN HILLS -- Pistons coach Michael Curry will treat Wednesday's exhibition game against Cleveland like a regular-season game.
Expect the starters to play regular season-type minutes against the Cavaliers at The Palace at 7:30 p.m., but not as much the next night. Atlanta visits The Palace on Thursday, also at 7:30.
Thursday is the Pistons' last exhibition game
We tried to do that against Dallas the last game and give our (starters) a chance to be on the court in the fourth quarter," said Curry, adding he wants to see his starters "get more into the minutes they'll playing in the regular season."
The Pistons' starters are Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and Amir Johnson. Those players, along with Antonio McDyess, will rest most of the second half against the Hawks.
The Pistons open the regular season Oct. 29 against Indiana.
Billups, who is nursing an ankle injury, practiced Tuesday.