Nets rally in fourth to hand Pistons record-breaking 27th straight loss
NY Post
DETROIT — The Nets consigned the Pistons to a dubious place in infamy, the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history.
And they just barely avoided becoming a footnote, and Detroit’s slump-buster.
The Nets spotted the woebegone Pistons a double-digit lead in the first quarter Tuesday and trailed in the fourth, before rallying for a 118-112 victory at Little Caesars Arena.
Brooklyn flipped the crowd of 19,811 from chanting “Let’s go Pistons!” in the final period to “Sell the team!” in the waning moments.
They handed Detroit a 27th straight defeat, the most ever in a single NBA campaign — and just one off the all-time mark for NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL history.
“We all see it. We ain’t trying to be the one they get their win on, so we’re going to play just as hard,” said Day’Ron Sharpe, who had 11 points, 11 boards and four blocks. “I feel like everybody tunes in to watch them get a win. And it’s not going to be on us.”
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