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The Michigan franchise conceded a new setback on Tuesday once morest the Brooklyn Nets and are only one defeat away from equaling the absolute record for consecutive defeats in the NBA.
France Télévisions – Sports Editorial
Published on 12/27/2023 09:27
Reading time: 1 min Cade Cunningham with the Detroit Pistons during their 26th consecutive defeat, December 21, 2023. (GREGORY SHAMUS / AFP)
The bad luck of Victor Wembanyama and his Spurs caused a lot of noise. The San Antonio players had a string of 18 defeats in the NBA before finally winning once morest the Los Angeles Lakers in mid-December. Another team is currently doing much worse. The Detroit Pistons – dead last in the Eastern Conference – suffered a 27th consecutive loss, Tuesday December 26, once morest the Brooklyn Nets (112-118). A record in the same season, while the Cleveland Cavaliers (2010-2011) and the Philadelphia Sixers (2013-2014) stopped at 26.
Despite an exceptional Cade Cunningham, author of the whopping 41 points, the evening once once more ended badly for the Pistons. Even before the final whistle, fans were calling on the owners to sell the team by chanting “sell the team !” from the stands (“sell the team!” in French), then the boos broke out and the players left the floor with their heads bowed, their faces hidden under white towels.
Absolute record in sight
In the event of a poor result Thursday in Boston, the Pistons will match the longest losing streak in NBA history, Philadelphia’s 28-game losing streak that spanned two seasons in 2014-15 and 2015-16. A sad figure which might be associated with Killian Hayes, the highest French drafted in the NBA until the arrival of “Wemby” (7th in 2020).
If he did not play due to illness, the former leader of Cholet, who alternates between starts in the major five and substitute status, has not tasted success with his team since October 29 once morest the Chicago Bulls (118-102).
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