February 12, 2025
Pistons dealt franchise-record twenty second straight loss: ‘Lots of repetitive video games’

The Detroit Pistons have set a franchise-record for consecutive losses, dropping their twenty second straight recreation on Friday, falling to the Philadelphia 76ers 124-92. 

The loss eclipsed the franchise document for consecutive video games misplaced, which was set in the course of the finish of the 1979-80 and the start of the 1980-81 seasons. 

Head coach Monty Williams of the Detroit Pistons reacts in the course of the second quarter in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers on the Wells Fargo Heart on December 15, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Photographs)

The 22-game dropping streak is the sixth longest within the historical past of the NBA, with the Sixers setting the mark at 28 losses in a row. 

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“It’s what it’s. It’s plenty of repetitive video games,” Detroit head coach Monty Williams stated when a reporter stated their questions in the course of the dropping streak could sound repetitive. 

The Pistons final gained a recreation on October twenty eighth in Williams’ first season as head coach in Detroit. 

Marcus Sasser looks on against the Sixers

Marcus Sasser, #25 of the Detroit Pistons, appears on in the course of the recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers on December 15, 2023, on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (David Dow/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs)

On the identical night time that Detroit set a franchise document for consecutive losses, the San Antonio Spurs snapped their very own brutal dropping streak. 

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San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, ending a franchise-record 18-game dropping streak. 

“It didn’t really feel like a standard win,” Spurs guard Devin Vassell stated. “You seen individuals leaping round on the facet. I’m attempting to remain composed. It’s particular. It is a particular group, and on the finish of the day, I don’t suppose we’d have sat right here and been like, ‘We’re going to lose 17, 18 in a row at first of the season.’”

The Lakers had been with out three starters as D’Angelo Russell, Cam Reddish and Anthony Davis all sat out within the third recreation in 4 nights. 

Victor Wembanyama celebrates a win

Victor Wembanyama, #1 of the San Antonio Spurs, celebrates in the course of the recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers on December 15, 2023, on the Frost Financial institution Heart in San Antonio, Texas.  (Michael Gonzales/NBAE by way of Getty Photographs)

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“Our staff is just not constructed to have three starters out,” LeBron James stated, “however you may give credit score the place credit score is due. San Antonio performed nice tonight. They shot the ball extraordinarily effectively.”

Rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama had 13 factors and 15 rebounds because the Spurs gained simply their fourth recreation of the season. 

“Looks like a playoff recreation for me,” Wembanyama stated. “We love this sense.”

The Related Press contributed to this report