Detroit Pistons @ Brooklyn Nets
Saturday, December 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY | Game ID: 22300394
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 32 33 33 28 126DET 21 35 26 33 115
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Pistons match NBA single-season record with 26th straight loss, fall 126-115 to the Nets
NEW YORK -- — Pistons players sat in stunned silence, staring blankly ahead in their locker room after yet another loss.
The worst stretch of basketball in their lives now ranks as one of the worst in NBA history.
Detroit matched the league record for the longest losing streak in a single season, falling 126-115 to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night for its 26th straight loss.
“None of us went through this, ever," center Isaiah Stewart said. “This is the hardest thing probably all of us went through, especially being in the pros.”
The Pistons joined the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers , dropping to 2-27 in their first season under Monty Williams. They were in the game in the second half before the Nets put them away with a 15-0 run to open a 21-point lead and ensure that Detroit would remain winless since Oct. 28.
The teams will meet again Tuesday night in Detroit, with the Pistons nearing the overall longest skid in league history. The 76ers lost 28 consecutive games from late in the 2014-15 season through early 2015-16.
“Everybody wants to win, everybody hates losing, so it’s hard,” guard Cade Cunningham said. “We’ve got to be realistic as well. Can’t just keep saying the same things over and over, like we’ll get the next one. There has to be like a plan of action, so we’re just trying to figure that out.”
Mikal Bridges had 29 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Nets, who put seven players in double figures and snapped their five-game losing streak. Cam Thomas scored 20 points.
The Nets shot 52% from the field, showing plenty of energy in their second night of back-to-back games after losing to the NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Friday. They got some easy baskets thanks to the Pistons, whose 14 turnovers led to 22 points.
Williams said he didn't feel like their bad play was leading to bad luck for the Pistons.
“We had a lot of tough breaks this year, but I try not to look at life that way. It just happens," he said. “When you turn it over 14 times you don’t expect 22 points, but it happens. Those live turnovers, they’re basketball death for possessions and we’ve had a lot of those this year.”
The Pistons were within two midway through the third quarter before a quick seven straight points by the Nets pushed the lead back to nine. It was still just 88-82 with under three minutes remaining, but Royce O'Neale made a 3-pointer and Day'Ron Sharpe followed with consecutive baskets to trigger a 10-0 finish to the period that made it 98-82.
Thomas scored the first five of the fourth quarter to make it 103-82, giving the Nets their largest lead.
Jaden Ivey scored 23 points for the Pistons, who started 2-1 in their first season under Williams before their free fall toward infamy. Cunningham finished with 22 points after being limited to just 11 minutes in the first half after picking up three fouls.
Williams, the NBA Coach of the Year in Phoenix in 2021-22, said he was the one to blame before the game. But the bigger problem might be a roster whose average age is slightly under 25 years old, making the Pistons one of the youngest teams in the league.
They foul too much (most in the league with 22.8 per game) and turn it over too often (29th, with 16.6 per game) and just haven't been able to overcome the combination of errors.
Nets forward Cam Johnson, who along with Bridges played for Williams in Phoenix, believes his former coach can build a contender with his new team.
“I told them, some of the young guys on the team after the game, that sometimes you got to lose before you can win, sometimes you got to fall before you crawl, walk before you can run,” Johnson said.
Detroit started with a couple nice possessions in jumping to a 6-0 lead but then got careless, turning it over six times in the first quarter. The Nets cashed those in for 11 points, which was the margin when the quarter ended with Brooklyn ahead 32-21.
The Pistons played better in the second quarter but could only cut two points off the deficit, trailing 65-56 at the break.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiJoTh 5 10 -1 4 7 57 1 3 33 1 3 33 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Thomas
in Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Thomas
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiJoSh 3 10 +4 4 5 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Sharpe
in Finney-Smith, Sharpe
out Claxton, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiO'Sh 2 7 +4 2 3 67 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Sharpe
in O'Neale
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDiFiO'Th :55 3 +3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
BKN Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Thomas
in Claxton, Thomas
out Bridges, Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClFiO'JrTh 1 0 -1 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
BKN Claxton, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Smith Jr.
out Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiO'ShJrTh 4 7 -3 2 6 33 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 2 3
BKN Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Sharpe
out Claxton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClFiO'Jr 2 8 +1 3 4 75 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr.
in Bridges, Claxton
out Sharpe, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiJoWi 4 11 +2 5 7 71 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 1 1 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Wilson
in Dinwiddie, Johnson, Wilson
out Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJo :59 2 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
in Finney-Smith
out Wilson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiJoTh 6 16 -3 6 14 43 0 2 0 2 2 100 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Thomas
in Thomas
out Finney-Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiJoSh :55 3 +1 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Sharpe
in Finney-Smith, Sharpe
out Claxton, Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiFiShJr :59 2 0 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Sharpe, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrFiO'ShJr 1 2 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
BKN Bridges, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr.
in O'Neale
out Dinwiddie
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FiO'ShJrTh 2 10 +10 4 5 80 1 1 100 0 1 0 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 1
BKN Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Thomas
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
ClFiO'JrTh 4 12 0 3 6 50 0 0 0 2 3 67 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1
BKN Claxton, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr., Thomas
in Claxton
out Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiJoShTh 2 4 -3 1 3 33 1 2 50 5 5 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
BKN Bridges, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Sharpe, Thomas
in Bridges, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Sharpe
out Claxton, Finney-Smith, O'Neale, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiJoTh 2 4 -1 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Johnson, Thomas
in Claxton
out Sharpe
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiFiJo 2 7 +5 1 2 50 1 2 50 4 4 100 0 3 3 1 1 1 1 0
BKN Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
in Finney-Smith
out Thomas
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiShJrWaWi 1 1 -6 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
BKN Giles III, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Watford, Wilson
in Giles III, Sharpe, Smith Jr., Watford, Wilson
out Bridges, Claxton, Dinwiddie, Finney-Smith, Johnson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCuIvStTh 5 11 +1 4 8 50 2 5 40 1 1 100 0 3 3 4 1 1 2 2
DET Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Stewart, Thompson
in Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Stewart, Thompson
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCuHaIvSt 2 4 -2 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
DET Bogdanović, Cunningham, Harris, Ivey, Stewart
in Harris
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBuHaIiSa 2 3 -4 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
DET Bagley III, Burks, Harris, Knox II, Sasser
in Bagley III, Burks, Knox II, Sasser
out Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBuIiSaTh 2 1 -2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
DET Bagley III, Burks, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
in Thompson
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBoIiSaTh :59 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
DET Bagley III, Bogdanović, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
in Bogdanović
out Burks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBoCuIiTh 2 8 +3 3 3 100 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
DET Bagley III, Bogdanović, Cunningham, Knox II, Thompson
in Cunningham
out Sasser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBoCuIvIi 1 2 0 1 4 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
DET Bagley III, Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Knox II
in Ivey
out Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBuIvIiSt 2 9 +1 2 3 67 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
DET Bogdanović, Burks, Ivey, Knox II, Stewart
in Burks, Stewart
out Bagley III, Cunningham
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBuIvStTh 4 11 -2 3 5 60 3 5 60 4 4 100 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1
DET Bogdanović, Burks, Ivey, Stewart, Thompson
in Thompson
out Knox II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoIvIiStTh 1 5 +1 1 3 33 0 2 0 3 5 60 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1
DET Bogdanović, Ivey, Knox II, Stewart, Thompson
in Knox II
out Burks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCuIvStTh 6 19 +3 8 11 73 3 4 75 0 0 0 1 5 6 6 0 1 2 2
DET Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Stewart, Thompson
in Cunningham
out Knox II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBoCuIvTh :55 2 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
DET Bagley III, Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Thompson
in Bagley III
out Stewart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBuCuHaIi 1 4 +2 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
DET Bagley III, Burks, Cunningham, Harris, Knox II
in Burks, Harris, Knox II
out Bogdanović, Ivey, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiBuCuIiTh 2 0 -10 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
DET Bagley III, Burks, Cunningham, Knox II, Thompson
in Thompson
out Harris
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBuCuIiSt 1 0 -2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DET Bogdanović, Burks, Cunningham, Knox II, Stewart
in Bogdanović, Stewart
out Bagley III, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCuIvIiSt 4 14 0 6 10 60 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 1 5
DET Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Knox II, Stewart
in Ivey
out Burks
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoCuIvStTh 5 12 +1 4 8 50 1 3 33 3 4 75 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 3
DET Bogdanović, Cunningham, Ivey, Stewart, Thompson
in Thompson
out Knox II
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
IiIvIiSaTh 1 5 +5 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
DET Bagley III, Ivey, Knox II, Sasser, Thompson
in Bagley III, Knox II, Sasser
out Bogdanović, Cunningham, Stewart
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Cunningham
IS I. Stewart
JH J. Harris
JI J. Ivey
KK K. Knox II
MB M. Bagley III
MS M. Sasser
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DF D. Finney-Smith
DS D. Sharpe
DS D. Smith Jr.
JW J. Wilson
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
DET/BKN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur