Due to a quirk in their schedules, the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers have enjoyed a mini-vacation by NBA standards.

Neither team has played since Wednesday, their longest stretch of inactivity this season outside of the All-Star break. They'll be back in action on Monday when they face each other at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena.

For both teams, it's been an opportunity to work on their issues before the games come in waves. The Pistons (7-6) play 13 games over the next 24 days; the Cavaliers (2-12) don't get more than one day off between games until Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.