NBA: Boston helps Detroit repeat its historic anti-record

A significant event took place in the NBA last night. Detroit lost to Boston, thus suffering its 28th straight loss and repeating the league’s historic anti-record. Philadelphia experienced the same series of failures between the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons.

Now the Pistons are in danger of setting another sad record in their December 31 home game against Toronto.

Boston: Porzingis (35 + 8 rebounds), Tatum (31 + 7 rebounds + 10 assists + 5 steals), White (23), Holiday (12 + 9 rebounds), Horford (8) – start; Pritchard (9), Queta (5), Houser (5), Brissett (0).

Detroit: Cunningham (31 + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Ivey (22 + 10 rebounds), Bogdanovich (17 + 12 rebounds + 6 assists), Duren (15 + 14 rebounds), Knox (6) – start; Burks (12), Livers (9), Wiseman (6), Hayes (2), Thompson (2).

Chicago – Indiana 104:120 (31:37, 21:26, 25:22, 27:35)

Chicago: Williams (22), DeRozan (21), White (16), Caruso (15+7 rebounds), Drummond (7+16 rebounds) – start; Dosunmu (15), Terry (6), Taylor (2), Sanogo (0), Carter (0), Phillips (0).

Indiana: Turner (24), Haliburton (21 + 20 assists), Smith (15 + 7 rebounds), Nesmith (12), Nembard (8) – start; Hield (19), Maturin (15), Jackson (3), Toppin (3+12 rebounds).

New Orleans: Ingram (26), McCollum (22 + 6 assists), Williamson (21 + 10 rebounds + 8 assists), Jones (6), Valanciunas (6) – start; Nance (9+7 rebounds + 5 steals), Marshall (9), Alvarado (7), Murphy (6), Daniels (0).

Utah: Sexton (26), Markkanen (24+10 rebounds), Kessler (11), Collins (8+12 rebounds), Dunn (7) – start; Clarkson (10+6 assists + 6 turnovers), Olynyk (6), Fontecchio (5), George (4), Agbaji (2), Horton-Tucker (2).

Minnesota: Edwards (44+6 turnovers), Gobert (20+11 rebounds), McDaniels (12+4 blocked shots), Conley (10+6 assists), Towns (10+8 rebounds + 5 turnovers) – start; Rod (9), Anderson (8+10 rebounds), Alexander-Walker (3), Brown (2).

Dallas: Hardy (17), D. Jones (15 + 9 rebounds), Exum (11 + 6 assists), G. Williams (8), Lively (2) – start; Hardaway (32), Powell (12+14 rebounds + 6 assists), Seth Curry (11), Green (2), MF Morris (0).

Denver: Jokic (26 + 14 rebounds + 10 assists), J. Murray (23 + 9 assists), Watson (20), Caldwell-Pope (12), Porter (8) – start; Strother (12), K. Brown (11), Jackson (9+7 assists), J. Holiday (8), Jordan (4+9 rebounds), Nnaji (4), Pickett (3), Key (2).

Memphis: Bane (23), Smart (17), Jaren Jackson (14), W. Williams (5 + 11 rebounds), Biyombo (2) – start; Roddy (15), Konchar (10+7 rebounds), Z. Williams (7), Gilyard (6), Tillman (6).

Portland – San Antonio 105:118 (14:38, 31:21, 29:28, 31:31)

Portland: Brogdon (29+6 assists), Grant (29+10 rebounds), Henderson (25+6 turnovers), Brown (4+7 rebounds), Kamara (1+7 rebounds) – start; Badji (7+9 rebounds), Walker (6+9 rebounds), Thybulle (4), Wainwright (0), Mace (0).

San Antonio: Vembanyama (30+6 assists + 7 blocked shots), Vassell (17+7 assists), Sohan (16+7 rebounds), Brenham (13), Shempeni (2) – start; Collins (11+7 rebounds), K. Johnson (9), McDermott (8), Jones (8+6 assists), Osman (4), Wesley (0), Mamukelashvili (0).

golden state – Miami 102:114 (25:22, 26:36, 25:33, 26:23)

Golden State: Curry (13), Thompson (13), Podzemski (10+6 assists), Kuminga (10+6 turnovers), Looney (5) – start; Moody (11), Wiggins (11), Saric (10), Jackson-Davis (10+11 rebounds), Paul (9), Robinson (0), Joseph (0), Quinones (0).

Miami: Hirro (26+7 rebounds), Jaquez (17+6 assists), Adebayo (17+11 rebounds), Hampton (7), Highsmith (3) – start; Kane (18), Jovic (11), Love (8+7 ​​rebounds), D. Robinson (5), Swider (2).

Lakers: Davis (26 + 8 rebounds + 4 blocks), James (17 + 11 assists), Hachimura (17), Vanderbilt (7), Prince (3) – start; Russell (16+9 assists), Reaves (16), Hayes (10), Christie (10+7 rebounds), Wood (9), Hood-Schifino (2).

Charlotte: Bridges (20), Rozier (18+8 assists), Miller (17), Richards (11+10 rebounds), McGowens (10) – start; Washington (9), Smith (6), Smith (6), Bouknight (5), Cody Martin (5), Thor (3), Mansa (2).