"Ben Wallace played only 20 minutes against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Friday night's loss.

Tracy McGrady had a 6-minute cameo in the first half.

Folks could be wondering about the lack of playing time for the veterans, but all you had to do is look at the schedule to see the main reason for their lack of playing time in the second half.

The Pistons had to hit the road for Saturday night's game against the Chicago Bulls.

If you think back to last season, Wallace would at times have a low-minute total in either game of a back-to-back to preserve his legs.

And that's the plan again for Wallace, 36.

As for McGrady, 31, he is limited to around 15 minutes per game as he is still working his way back into playing shape. He hardly has played the past two seasons because of a bad left knee, which was surgically repaired in February 2009."