The Detroit Pistons are breaking a new record in the NBA, but it’s not exactly a good one. Following today’s 27th straight loss against the Brooklyn Nets 118-112, Detroit has now set the longest single-season losing streak in the history of the league. To put this into perspective, Detroit has not won a single game since their home opener against Chicago on October 28, 2023. Their current standing sits at 2-28 this season.
Entering today’s game, Pistons coach Monty Williams said ahead of tipoff, “Streaks like that are attached to the coach. So, I’ve always felt like that was on me and been pretty blunt about that. I’m sure the players don’t want to be involved in any type of losing at all, but I’ve said from jump street, the responsibility of this kind of thing is on me.” He added, “I’m not going to absolve myself from that, but as competitors, yeah, it’s human nature and its competitive nature that you want to do whatever you can to win a game. Nobody wants to be involved in something like this, but this is where we are, and we have to attack it.”
In this 27th consecutive losing game, the Pistons went fast and hard in the beginning, holding a 14-point lead for the first time since November. However, the had six turnovers in the second quarter, trailing 61-54 when they entered halftime. Cade Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 draft, finished the game with 41 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. In the second half alone, he scored 37 points, however that was not enough to push the Pistons to a win. It still remains to be seen if the Pistons can come back from this.
