Detroit Pistons slump to 27th straight defeat in NBA history

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Day'Ron Sharpe (L) of the Brooklyn Nets and Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons go for a loose ball during their NBA game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, U.S., December 26, 2023. /CFP

Detroit Piston set a single-season NBA record with its 27th consecutive loss after their 118-112 loss to the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.

Detroit Pistons, an iconic franchise that won NBA titles in 1989, 1990 and 2004, surpassed the 26-game losing streaks of the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers.

They're closing in on the longest losing streak ever, the 28-game slide of the 76ers that spanned the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

Detroit's Cade Cunningham scored 41 points, but once again, the team squandered a strong start with too many mistakes.

Detroit still had their chances late, taking a 97-92 lead early in the fourth quarter, only for Brooklyn – led by 24 points from Cameron Johnson and 21 from Mikal Bridges – to respond with a 13-0 scoring run.

As the final moments ticked off, fans at Little Caesars Arena were once again chanting, "Sell the team!"

"It weighs on us every day," Cunningham said. "We need to continue to lean on each other and continue to push each other and hold each other accountable more than ever now," he said.