On December 27, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ended with a key battle, and the Pistons lost to the Nets at home, suffering 27 consecutive defeats. The 27-game losing streak also set the NBA's record for the longest losing streak in a single season, after the 26-game losing streak was held by the Cavaliers and 76ers. The Pistons' 27-game losing streak is only one game away from the longest NBA losing streak across the season, and the previous record for the longest losing streak across the season was held by the 76ers with a 28-game losing streak, followed by the Pistons' opponents being the Celtics and Raptors.
The Pistons started the first quarter with a perfect 22-8 lead, leading the Nets by 14 points, and saw the hope of winning to end the losing streak, but soon the Nets played a wave to narrow the score gap and achieve a comeback in the second quarter. After the two teams battled, the Nets led the Pistons by 3 points before entering the final quarter, and in the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, the Pistons' champions Cunningham and Bogdanovic broke out and successfully overtook them. The Pistons missed consecutive misses, Bridges scored consecutive points, and the two sides were tied in a row, and the Nets withstood the pressure and played a wave of 7-0 to beat the Pistons.
In this way, the Pistons suffered the longest losing streak in a single season in the NBA 27 consecutive defeats, the most important thing is that this Pistons do not see any hope of ending the losing streak, this game against the Nets, in fact, is their best chance to end the losing streak, and once played a perfect start with a lead of 14 points, and even in the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, it was also 5 points ahead of the opponent, but the critical moment could not grasp the opportunity, and the team suffered defeat.
The coach of the Pistons is Monty, who also received the NBA regular season best coach honor last year, but he didn't expect the Suns to come to the Pistons, and in just such a short period of time, he went from the best coach in the league to the coach of the team with the longest losing streak in the history of the NBA in a single season.
The Pistons have strong players like Bogdanovic and talented players like Cunningham, but unfortunately the performance is not good, they can't withstand the pressure on the court, and they will always be overwhelmed by the opponent in the face of strong teams. Even in a fierce battle, the Pistons are always the first to drop the chain.
The Pistons' next opponents are the Celtics and Raptors, and one more loss will tie the NBA's longest cross-season losing streak, and two losses will create an embarrassing record, and it is clear that the Pistons will not be able to stop the decline.