While any 12 game losing streak looks bad, Detroit must be trying for the ugliest.
They start the season with a hot 2-1, only dropping a 1 point game to the runner-up Miami Heat. Hopes are high, fans are cheering, things might finally be looking up for little ol’ Detroit.
- Then comes a 112-124 loss to a healthy Thunder, understandable. 32 from SGA
- The Trailblazers missing Simons up next? That’d be a tough loss to have. And it is. 101-110 L
- The Pelicans missing Zion and Ingram, this should get them back on track, right? … 116-125 L
- Suns missing Beal and DBook, they have a chance! … 106-120 L
- 109-120 L to a healthy Warriors team
- The Bucks are missing Middleton, and Giannis gets ejected early (L refs on that one). Pistons still find a way to lose 118-120.
- 106-114 L to a healthy 76ers
- 108-119 L to the Bulls missing Caruso
- The Hawks missing Trae Young. 120-126 L
- The Cavs missing Donovan Mitchell. 100-108 L
- 113-142 L to a healthy Raptors
- The Nuggets are missing Jamal Murray, Mike Malone gets ejected in the 1st, Jokic gets ejected in the 2nd. The Pistons lose 103-107 to Reggie Jackson and KCP, two players they used to have.
The Pistons themselves have been dealing with anywhere from 3-7 players injured each game as well, but there doesn’t seem to be much light at the end of their tunnel right now. Just an absolutely pitiful stretch of games for a professional team. For me personally, all spirits were dead after the Pelicans loss.
It's weird because they have a good amount of young talent and are fun to watch. They just have not played very well as a team. Their loss to the Pelicans, they looked like a quality pick-up team.