DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons have made NBA historical past.
Detroit grew to become the league’s first staff to lose 27 straight video games in a season, falling 118-112 to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday evening.
The Nets beat the Pistons on Saturday in Brooklyn, handing them their twenty sixth consecutive defeat to match the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers for essentially the most losses in a row inside one season.
Detroit not shares the undesirable mark.
Next up is the general document of 28 straight losses, set by the Philadelphia 76ers from late within the 2014-15 season by early 2015-16.
At least matching the document appears probably with a recreation Thursday evening in opposition to the NBA-leading Boston Celtics on the street.
The recreation in opposition to Brooklyn, just like the season, began with some hope.
Detroit led 9-1 and had a 14-point lead within the first quarter earlier than poor capturing, protection coupled with turnovers paved the best way for Brooklyn to increase the Motor City’s distress.
The Nets outscored the Pistons by 13 within the second quarter to steer 61-54 at halftime.
Cade Cunningham scored 18 of his 41 factors within the third quarter and made a 3-pointer early within the fourth to offer Detroit a 97-92 lead.
Just as followers who practically stuffed Little Caesars Arena began cheering with ardour heard at a playoff recreation, the Nets went on a 13-0 run to take the lead for good.
Cunningham did his half to offer the staff a shot to lastly win, however he didn’t have a lot assist and even he had a turnover
Bojan Bogdanovic did rating 23 factors earlier than fouling out and after leaving Cam Johnson large open for a 3-pointer that gave Brooklyn a six-point lead with 1:40 to go. Jaden Ivey, the No. 5 choose total final 12 months, missed 9 of 12 pictures because the Nets backed off him and welcomed the guard to shoot.
In the ultimate minute, fed-up followers began to chant, “Sell the team! Sell the team!” although Pistons proprietor Tom Gores was not within the constructing to listen to it.
