76ers deal Pistons franchise-record 22nd straight loss - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored 35 points and Tyrese Maxey added 19 as the Philadelphia 76ers dealt the Detroit Pistons their franchise-record 22nd straight loss in a 124-92 victory on Friday night in the second game of a home-and-home series.

The Pistons, who lost to Philly 129-111 on Wednesday night in Detroit, eclipsed the franchise mark set at the end of the 1979-80 season and start of 1980-81. The Detroit streak is the NBA's sixth-longest single-season skid.

Only the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2013-14 76ers (both lost 26 straight), along with the 1995-96 Vancouver Grizzlies, the 1997-98 Denver Nuggets and the 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats (all lost 23 in a row) have lost more consecutive games in a season. Philadelphia holds the overall mark of 28, set at the end of 2014-15 and start of 2015-16.

«It's deflating,» Pistons coach Monty Williams said. «It is what it is. It's a lot of repetitive games.»

The Pistons have allowed 2,985 points this season, or 119.4 PPG. That's their most through 25 games since 1968-69.

Embiid, who scored 41 points on Wednesday, added 13 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double as the Sixers won their fifth straight contest. Embiid has averaged 36.3 points and 12.1 points in those nine games and broke Wilt Chamberlain's franchise record for most consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds.

Embiid is also the first NBA player with at least 675 points and 200 rebounds in the first 20 games of a season since Chamberlain did it in 1964-65.

«It's great to be in that class,» Embiid said. «I just want to dominate every single night.»

The reigning league MVP, Embiid added four blocks on the defensive end, but it's his offensive game that continues to impress his teammates,