21分大逆转！28连败！活塞刷新NBA耻辱纪录，蒙蒂无奈发声
On December 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Detroit Pistons, the league's penultimate No. 1, went to challenge the league's hegemon Boston Celtics away. There is a huge difference in the strength of the two teams, but the trend of the game is full of twists and turns. In the first quarter of the game, the Pistons dominated the anti-visitors to seize the opportunity and once took a double-digit lead. The Green Army chased the score fiercely during the rotation period, and the Pistons' main team returned to the court and continued to exert their strength, at one point extending their lead to 21 points. The Green Army made a beautiful comeback in the third quarter, winning by 19 points in a single quarter and erasing the difference in one fell swoop. In the final quarter, the scores of the two teams alternated leads, and the Pistons relied on the veteran Bojan's basket to force the game into overtime. In overtime, White became the backbone of the Green Army, scoring eight points in a row to help the team win the game. In the end, the Green Army narrowly defeated the Pistons 128-122.
From trailing by 21 points to turning defeat into victory, the Green Army showed the resilience of the league hegemon with a 21-point comeback. Facing the Pistons, who are both inferior in strength and momentum, Brown is exempt from the game in the name of a back injury, which in itself is a sign of self-confidence, after all, the Green Army have not tasted defeat at home this season. But the Green Army is still a little underweight, the defensive strategy and game intensity are not full, once let the Pistons see the hope of winning, but they are by no means willing to be the background board for the Pistons to end the losing streak, so we saw the normal form of the Green Army in the second half - Tatum and Boshen scored 23 points in the third quarter to lead the team to counterattack, when Tatum lost his crosshairs in the final quarter and overtime, Boshen and White stepped up and contributed 33 points. That's the scary thing about the Greens, everyone can take over the game, there are so many cards to play.
From leading by 21 points to falling short, the Pistons were desperate to end the losing streak and really fought hard. The Pistons scored 5 double-doubles, among them, Cunningham contributed 31 points + 6 rebounds + 9 assists, Ivey scored 22 points + 10 rebounds, and Bojan scored 17 points + 12 rebounds + 6 assists. In the whole game, the Pistons grabbed 57 rebounds, 14 more than the Green Army (43), and the frontcourt rebounds were 19-11 crushing the Green Army, this positive game attitude can be called the Pistons' best this season! But the Pistons are still too young after all, especially when the Green Army increases the defensive intensity, too many mistakes make the Pistons pay a heavy price. The Pistons had 18 turnovers in the game, and the Green Army scored 27 points on the Pistons' turnovers!
According to statistics from the NBA's official website, the Pistons suffered a 28-game losing streak and continued to break the record for the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history, beating the Cavaliers in 2010-11 and the 76ers in 2013-14 (26 consecutive losses). At the same time, the Pistons also tied the record held by the 76ers for the longest losing streak across a season in NBA history (28 straight losses). In other words, the Pistons only need one more loss to "save the 76ers" and nail themselves to the pillar of shame in NBA history. According to the NBA's official schedule, the Pistons' next opponents include the Raptors, Rockets (2 games), Jazz, Warriors, Nuggets, Kings, Spurs, Wizards (2 games), Timberwolves, Bucks (2 games) and Hornets. I have to say that the Pistons really have to take it easy, otherwise, this unprecedented shameful record will become an inexhaustible nightmare for the life of the whole team coach.
I don't know who will end the Pistons' losing streak, but one thing is for sure, the Pistons can battle hard against the league's dominant Green Army In overtime, Pistons coach Monty at least sees hope of winning. The Pistons lineup is indeed very young, and it does lack a stable projection level, but we must also admit that the Pistons team is not short of talent, these champions, lists, and lottery shows all have good athleticism, and in the case that the offensive level and system will not be able to improve stably for a while, they should start from defense and fight for victory with scramble! After the game, Pistons coach Monty said bluntly in an interview: We are so close to winning, I am deeply saddened. That's right, there is no point in talking about any technique and tactics at this moment. Only when they feel pain may they be ashamed and courageous. Fans, what do you think about this?