Pistons set miserable NBA record with 27th straight loss

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The Detroit Pistons have rewritten the history books, breaking a record no one wants to be a part of.

The Pistons' losing streak reached 27 on Tuesday night after falling to the Brooklyn Nets, 118-112, setting a new all-time record for the longest single-season losing skid.

The previous record had been 26 consecutive losses, shared by the 2013-2014 Philadelphia 76ers and the 2011-2012 Cleveland Cavaliers. The Sixers also lost 28 games consecutively, but that streak started at the end of the 2014-2015 season and continued into the next campaign.

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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham is shown during the first half against the Brooklyn Nets at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Dec. 26, 2023. (Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports)

Detroit started the game on a 22-8 run, but Brooklyn battled back and even got their own lead up to 11 points in the third quarter.

Detroit took a 97-92 lead with 8:10 left, but the Nets responded with a 16-3 run to take an eight-point lead with just over three minutes to go. They cut the deficit to two with just under a minute left, but Dorian Finney-Smith drilled a three-pointer with 38.0 ticks left.

In the final seconds, chants of "Sell the team" rang loud in Little Caesars Arena.

Marcus Sasser of the Detroit Pistons looks on during the game against the 76ers in Philadelphia on Dec. 15, 2023. (David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

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This streak comes despite them inking Monty Williams to what was then the record for the most lucrative contract ever given to