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The Detroit Pistons lost 118-112 to the Brooklyn Nets and suffered a 27th consecutive defeat, setting a new NBA single-season losing streak record. The Pistons are currently 2-28 and have not won a game since their home opener on October 28. In addition, the Pistons are now just one game away from tying the NBA record of 28 games set by the 76ers in the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons.
Heading into the game, head coach Monty Williams couldn’t help but reflect on the shame of the winning streak. “Again, when you look at the record, you think of the coach, but I’m sure the players don’t want that name attached to the jersey. Is it heavy? It’s been heavy for a while. That’s the nature of the jersey. “This losing streak is not going to change because we’re grading it and we have to do what we have to do to change it,” Williams said.
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Rising star Cade Cunningham reportedly gave a “passionate speech” to his teammates after the game. Cunningham is Detroit’s No. 1 pick in 2021. He averages 23 points per game and is the team’s leading scorer. “I don’t think what I’m saying is positive, I think it’s just true… There’s nothing positive about this situation that we’re in right now, so that’s why we have to dig deep and get out of it. You can’t Run away from it. It’s weighing on us every day, I mean everywhere. It’s weighing on us,” Cunningham told reporters.
The Pistons have two games left before the end of 2023. First, they faced the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics. The Pistons then ended the year by defeating the Raptors 11-18 on December 30. In addition, team members were angry at fans chanting “sell the team” during games. “Chanting ‘sell the team’, I think that’s a bit much because we’re growing and obviously our record is high and a lot of people are expecting us to be better this coming season, but we’re going to continue Rowing. “On the boat, we forget what other people are saying and stay together and fight for each other,” Jaden Ivey said.
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