Inexperienced Pistons, Like Veteran Clippers, Know There's No Time For Hanging Heads Before Game 2s

The Detroit Pistons could have sounded shaken, after a few miserable minutes against the New York Knicks ruined an otherwise solid return to the postseason.

Same with the Los Angeles Clippers , who played beautiful basketball down the stretch of the regular season but not in their series opener against Denver .

Yet whether it's a team filled with playoff newcomers such as the Pistons , or a group of tested veterans such as the Clippers, everyone knows the rules at this time of the year. There's no time for hanging heads or dwelling on disappointments.

The next game comes quickly and all that matters is being ready when it arrives.

"It's even keel," Clippers All-Star said James Harden said. "We will come back in Game 2 and be even better."