Detroit Pistons fans nervous but excited ahead of Game 5

How are Detroit Pistons fans feeling, with their team — the No. 1 seed in the conference — down 3-1 and facing elimination against the Orlando Magic on their home court Wednesday night? It's a touchy subject.

"We don't want to talk about that," said Sandy Maizi of West Bloomfield. His brother-in-law, Dominic Dallo, summed it up with a phrase his son James, 10, coined when he was in preschool: "Ner-cited. " Nervous...

but also excited, he explained. More: Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic, NBA Playoffs, Game 5: live updates Certainly, it wasn't the position fans expected to be in by Game 5.

To advance, the Pistons must now win three games straight, including at least one in Orlando. But many were still keeping the faith ahead of tip-off. "We'll win tonight," said Brandon VanBeekom of Traverse City.