The Detroit Pistons tied the NBA record for longest losing streak in a single season, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 126-115 on Saturday.
New York – The Detroit Pistons They tied the NBA record Longest losing streak In one season, fell to 126-115 Brooklyn Nets They suffered their 26th straight loss on Saturday night.
The Pistons They joined the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers in falling to 2-27 in their first seasons under Monty Williams. They were in the game in the second half before the Nets put them away on a 15-0 run to open a 21-point lead and ensure Detroit's winless streak since Oct. 28.
The teams meet again on Tuesday night in Detroit, and the Pistons complete the longest overall streak in league history. From the end of the 2014-15 season to the start of the 2015-16 season, the 76ers went on a 28-game losing streak.
Michael Bridges had 29 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Nets, who had seven players in double figures and snapped a five-game losing streak. Cam Thomas scored 20 points.
The Nets, who showed plenty of energy in their second night of back-to-back games after losing to the NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Friday, shot 52% from the field. The Pistons got some easy baskets, leading to 22 points off 14 turnovers.
The Pistons were within two midway through the third quarter before seven straight points from the Nets stretched the lead to nine. It was 88-82 with less than three minutes left, but Royce O'Neal hit a 3-pointer and Da'Ron Sharp made the score with back-to-back baskets to spark a 10-0 finish. 98-82.
Thomas scored his first five of the fourth quarter to make the score 103-82.
Jaden Ivey scored 23 points for the Pistons, who are off to a 2-1 start in his first season under Williams. Kate Cunningham finished with 22 points after committing three first-half fouls and being limited to 11 minutes.
Williams, the 2021-22 NBA Coach of the Year in Phoenix, said before the game that he was taking the blame. But perhaps the biggest problem is a roster whose average age is under 25, making the Pistons one of the youngest teams in the league.
They commit too many mistakes (22.8 per game in the league) and turn the ball over too often (16.6 per game for 29th) and they can't overcome the combination of errors.
Detroit opened with a pair of good possessions to take a 6-0 lead, but then Slovakia turned it over six times in the first quarter. When Brooklyn led 32-21, the Nets outscored them by 11 points.
The Pistons played well in the second quarter, but were only able to cut the deficit to two points at halftime, trailing 65-56.
