The NBA Detroit Pistons broke a historic record

The Detroit team reached a historic record in the best competition in the world

NBA night left us with a new day for history…unfortunately not the good ones. The Pistons lost again, something that is nothing new. In the last 118 to 112, Those from Detroit became the first team to reach 27 consecutive losses in a regular season. The idea of ​​tanking is something that is already known, but the situation seems to be somewhat lost. The team left with a boo last night, and fans are wondering: How long will this negative streak last?

Detroit franchise registration is Only 2 wins in 30 games played. The percentage in their favor is less than 7%, the lowest of the year among all NBA teams in this 23/24 season. Although there are some teams that don’t look at them from afar, right now they are last in the Eastern Conference. In the West, last place belongs to the San Antonio Spurs, who have at least held their heads up a few games and now have a record of 4-25. On Tuesday, fans made themselves heard. In the last seconds of the meeting there were boos and they sang something that had been heard for several performances. “sell the equipment” the wish of the fans, who despite everything continue to come to cheer their team.

The worst streak in history

This 27-game losing streak was the longest negative streak in NBA history, surpassing the 26 that the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers had in the 2010/11 and 2013/14 seasons, respectively. In Charlotte, the now-defunct Bobcats had 23 in the 2011/12 season, while the eventual champions, the Denver Nuggets, had the same number in 97/98. 23 also included the Vancouver Grizzlies in 95/96. The Dallas Mavericks (92/93) and Houston Rockets (20/21) complete the bottom half with 20 consecutive losses.

The record of the regular period

Clearly the outlook is not the most encouraging for the Pistons. With 52 games left in the regular season, one can’t help but wonder how many celebrations they can do before the close of the first phase of the competition. If we go back in time, the worst record through 82 games was the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1972/73 season, where they finished with a 9-73 record.

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Source: Tycsports

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