Auburn Hills, Mich. ? For now, call it the LeBron Plan.

Years ago, the Detroit Pistons had a catchy name – “Jordan Rules” – to contain an NBA superstar. Now another star awaits in LeBron James.

“We’ve got a name for it,” Pistons coach Flip Saunders told the Associated Press on Saturday with a sly grin. “But I’m not going to talk about it now. Maybe later.”

The Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers open the Eastern Conference finals Monday night. And while the name of the Pistons’ plan may be under wraps, the strategy itself is not quite as mysterious.

Tayshaun Prince will be the primary defender, drawing his usual assignment against a star on the perimeter, but he will get plenty of help.

“It’s going to be a collective effort,” Saunders said.

Detroit wants to limit the number of times James has the ball in the lane.

“If you let him get to the basket, he can make plays for himself and other people,” Saunders said.

When the Pistons are unsuccessful, they don’t want him to enjoy bump-free paths to the basket.

“At this point, no matter who it is, he’s going to get fouled hard going to the basket,” Saunders said. “You’ve seen that in the playoffs so far and as you extend in the playoffs, more is at stake. You might kind of like somebody the first game and the second game you kind of don’t like them. By the fifth game, you hate them. That’s just the playoffs.”

In last year’s conference semifinals, Detroit trapped James, went over screens and under screens while sending waves of defenders at him. James managed to be spectacular at times but was stunted at others, including the second half of Game 7 when he made only one field goal.

“I’ve seen almost every defense that I could possibly see for the rest of my career in this series,” James said on May 21, 2006. “That’s why they’re Eastern Conference champions, and that’s why they keep winning.”

A year later, the Pistons are still winning while the Cavs have won more in the playoffs than they have in more than a decade.