Detroit Pistons lose 28th-straight game, tie Philadelphia 76ers for longest losing streak in NBA History

If you would have told me that I would be watching the Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics play basketball in late-December like it’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals, I would have laughed in your face.

Last night was one hell of a game too.

The Pistons stormed out of the gates on the road against the Celtics, building a 21-point lead before rallying from a six-point deficit in the final minutes to force overtime. In OT, the Boston outscored Detroit 20-14 to hand the Pistons their 28th consecutive loss, which dropped their record to a miserable 2-29 on the season. 

Earlier this week, the Detroit Pistons surpassed the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers for the longest single-season losing streak in the history of the NBA at 27 games.

Last night, their 28th consecutive loss matched “The Process Era” Philadelphia 76ers for the longest losing streak in NBA history. Across all major sports in North America, only the NFL Chicago Cardinals who lost 29 straight in 1942-1945 have a longer losing streak. 

Longest losing streaks in NBA History

• 28 Consecutive Losses (March 27, 2015 – December 1, 2015): Philadelphia 76ers
• 28 Consecutive Losses (October 30, 2023 – Present): Detroit Pistons
• 26 Consecutive Losses (December 20, 2010 – February 11, 2011): Cleveland Cavaliers
• 26 Consecutive Losses (January 31, 2014 – March 29, 2014): Philadelphia 76ers
• 24 Consecutive Losses (March 19, 1982 – November 10, 1982): Cleveland Cavaliers

Detroit Pistons Upcoming Schedule

• December 30th: Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons

The Process Era can be completely erased from sports history if the Toronto Raptors, playing on the road in Detroit tomorrow night, can hand the Pistons their record-setting 29th straight loss.

The Toronto Raptors are just 12-18 on the season and have posted a miserable 4-9 record on the road.

Please @Raptors 🫡 https://t.co/BzaOszFNxK pic.twitter.com/lQYnmPRg2N

— Drew Smith (@drewmsmith) December 29, 2023

The Process Era curse must be broken to free the Philadelphia 76ers

After the 76ers managed to break the Cavaliers record for the longest losing streak in NBA history, a dark cloud was lifted over the city of Cleveland.

In the same exact season, LeBron James and the Cavs defeated the Golden State Warriors 4-3 in the NBA Finals in 2016 to win their first NBA Title in franchise history, breaking the “Cleveland Sports Curse” and finally, restoring faith in sports fans that have a long history of being plagued by professional sports misery. 

It also marked the first time in NBA history that a team managed to comeback from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals.

Point being, if the Philadelphia 76ers want to lift the basketball curse that has plagued this franchise since the 1980’s, they desperately need the Detroit Pistons to rid them of the longest losing streak in NBA history.

Records are meant to be broken. The Detroit Pistons can save the 76ers by re-writing NBA history and losing 29 straight games this season and finally rid the city of Philadelphia of the dark clouds and curse that has haunted this basketball franchise since the years of “The Process”.

Years of “The Process” followed by playoff disappointment and freak-injuries to star players, the 76ers need this to happen if they want to escape eternal hell by finally bringing an NBA Finals trophy back to the city of Philadelphia for the first time since 1983.

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