The owners of the worst record in the NBA last season at 17-65, the Detroit Pistons were dealt a brutal loss in May when they lost out on the Victor Wembanyama Sweepstakes and dropped from the potential No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft to No. 5 selection. Thanks to that development, the Spurs were able to select Wemby at No. 1 overall and the Pistions were left to select Ausar Thompson at No. 5. It hasn’t worked out great for San Antonio as the Spurs are just 4-25 this season, but it’s worked out even worse for the Pistons as they are just 2-28 this season and have lost an NBA-record 27 straight games after falling to the Brooklyn Nets 118-112 on Tuesday.
If Vegas is to believed, that streak will extend to 28 games, as the Pistons are heavy underdogs on Thursday to the Boston Celtics, who have the best record in the NBA at 23-6 after beating up on the Lakers 126-115 on Christmas Day following back-to-back wins over the Clippers and Kings. Detroit, on the other hand, won back-to-back games against the Hornets and Bulls before losing to the Thunder to start their historic losing streak. (The Pistons’ loss to OKC was before Halloween.)