The Detroit Pistons have lost 23 games in a row since Saturday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, when they came up short again in the first half and ended up losing 146-114.There have only been two NBA teams Longest losing streak in a season.
The Pistons led the Bucks 81-56 at halftime after another lack of effort on both ends of the court. The defense was fine for Milwaukee, shooting 59.6% in the first half and making 11 threes on 25 attempts.
The Pistons fell one step short of their opening game, trailing by 23 points in the first quarter. The Bucks jumped out to a 17-6 lead in the first five minutes, extending the lead to 24-10 at the 5:55 mark. The Pistons cut the lead to 12 points with three minutes left in the quarter, but Milwaukee ended the quarter on a 14-3 run to maintain a 23-point lead.
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The second quarter was competitive with the Pistons’ shot-making increasing, but the Bucks continued to score at will. The Bucks pushed their lead to 30 points in the first few minutes of the second quarter after Bobby Portis bullied Detroit with a few runs to the free throw line. The Pistons kept the lead under 30 points for the rest of the quarter, but there weren’t enough signs of a miraculous comeback, and they never got closer than 18 points in the second half.
Just like a car accident, people can’t look away. The Pistons’ incompetence has gotten a lot of attention, and Saturday, a new low, was no exception. The NBA world was shocked. worst team in the league 23 consecutive losses:
Change is bound to come:Hope is gone for the Pistons. There’s nothing worse than this in professional sports.