Pistons nearly end losing streak against Celtics in OT; Joe Flacco sends the Browns to the playoffs

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🏀 It’s not such a good morning for …

THE DETROIT PISTONS

So close yet so far. And so many losses. So, so many losses. The Pistons have lost 28 consecutive games, tying the NBA record, and the latest might hurt the most. Detroit blew a massive lead — and then nearly came back — in a 128-122 overtime loss to the league-best Celtics.

Detroit led by as much as 21 and by 19 at halftime but were tied by the end of the third quarter.Cade Cunningham scored 31 points and has averaged 33 points over his last five games.Boston led by six with under two minutes left in the fourth quarter before Jaden Ivey‘s personal 6-0 run. Jayson Tatum‘s score after a lengthy review on a goaltending call put Boston up before Bojan Bogdanovic‘s putback forced overtime.Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis finished things off.

The 28 losses — the longest slide in NBA record — ties the 76ers‘ streak spanning the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Now we sadly have to talk about the longest losing streak in major North American…

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2023-12-29 14:17:00

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