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.

  1. Then comes a 112-124 loss to a healthy Thunder, understandable. 32 from SGA
  2. The Trailblazers missing Simons up next? That’d be a tough loss to have. And it is. 101-110 L
  3. The Pelicans missing Zion and Ingram, this should get them back on track, right? … 116-125 L
  4. Suns missing Beal and DBook, they have a chance! … 106-120 L
  5. 109-120 L to a healthy Warriors team
  6. The Bucks are missing Middleton, and Giannis gets ejected early (L refs on that one). Pistons still find a way to lose 118-120.
  7. 106-114 L to a healthy 76ers
  8. 108-119 L to the Bulls missing Caruso
  9. The Hawks missing Trae Young. 120-126 L
  10. The Cavs missing Donovan Mitchell. 100-108 L
  11. 113-142 L to a healthy Raptors
  12. 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.

    • rediveyy@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      i could do a deep dive, but i don’t even think that’s necessary tbh. they’ve been playing healthy teams, unlike the pistons. the 2 biggest factors of their losing streak are easily 1) devin vassell’s injury 2) team can’t shoot for shit.

      devin got injured after 16 minutes in their second win against the suns, and his only good game since has been against minnesota (a game where the spurs bench combined for 21 pts). other than that, in all of these recent losses, you have most of their players shooting 2/7 and 0/3 from beyond the arc.

      id be lying if i said i’ve watched the spurs at all, but seems like vassell is their core right now, and if his team could have a good shooting night while he’s healthy, the losing streak will end