Game ID: 22300421
Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics
Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
BOS 27 20 35 26 20 128DET 30 36 16 26 14 122
BOS vs DET ScoutingBOS vs DET Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 12/08 after 4, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 17 min since (155% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/08 after 4, 6 min since (58% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/20 · back-to-backOUT Kornet missed 4 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 18 min since (165% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/15 after 2, 8 min since (75% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/23 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 5 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 19 min since (166% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/15 after 2, 10 min since (96% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 6 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Queta back 12/15 after 4, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 12/15 after 2, 12 min since (112% of 10)
BOS availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 7 since 12/14, out tonight
NEW Queta 11 to 17 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/29 · back-to-backOUT Kornet missed 8 since 12/14, returns tonight: 33 min (227% of 15)
NEW Queta 11 to 18 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restBACK Kornet back 12/29 after 8, 33 min since (227% of 15)
NEW Queta 11 to 17 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restBACK Kornet back 12/29 after 8, 25 min since (169% of 15)
BOS availability going into 1/05 · 2 days' restBACK Kornet back 12/29 after 8, 22 min since (146% of 15)
DET availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Duren missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 16 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 7 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 22 min since (120% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/08 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 18)
BACK Harris back 12/08 after 14, 7 min since (68% of 11)
DET availability going into 12/21 · 2 days' restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 12/16, returns tonight: 32 min (105% of 31)
OUT Duren missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 17 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 8 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 22 min since (121% of 18)
BACK Harris back 12/15 after 2, 10 min since (95% of 11)
DET availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Duren missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 2 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Knox II missed 2 since 12/18, returns tonight: 24 min (133% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 18 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 9 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 32 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 25 min since (136% of 18)
BACK Harris back 12/15 after 2, 10 min since (95% of 11)
DET availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Duren missed 8 since 12/08, returns tonight: 33 min (115% of 29)
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 19 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 10 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 32 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 24 min since (133% of 18)
BACK Harris back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (87% of 11)
NEW Wiseman 17 to 23 min over the last 4
DET availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 10 min (43% of 24)
OUT Livers missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (111% of 20)
OUT Rhoden missed 20 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 11 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (115% of 29)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
DET availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 21 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 12 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (125% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (111% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
NEW Cunningham 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 7 min (36% of 19)
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (50% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 22 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 13 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (123% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 20 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 21 min since (117% of 18)
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 23 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 14 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 18 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
DET availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 24 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 15 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
NEW Burks 21 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 26 and Tatum at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Bogdanović at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Hayes (4 straight), Livers (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Detroit minus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 114 a night to Detroit's 128. Call it Boston 126, Detroit 111, Boston by 15.
12/19 @ GSW 126-132 — BOS notes
BOS lost 126-132 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 41% (47 of 114) to GSW's 46%, 17 of 58 from three. White led with 30 (11 of 24, 7 of 18 from three); Brown added 28, Tatum 15. Q1 was theirs, 40-30, but the other 4 periods went 102-86 against them. They led by as many as 17.
12/20 @ SAC 144-119 — BOS notes
BOS won 144-119. BOS shot 55% (51 of 92) to SAC's 47%, 22 of 42 from three. The glass went 50-37 for them. White led with 28 (10 of 13, 6 of 9 from three); Brown added 28, Porziņģis 24. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: a lead of 8 became 23, and the lead reached 30. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/23 @ LAC 145-108 — BOS notes
BOS won 145-108. BOS shot 52% (49 of 94) to LAC's 46%, 25 of 53 from three, and went to the line 28 times to LAC's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 51-34 for them. Tatum led with 30 (9 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Brown added 24, Holiday 20. The hinge was Q4, 39-27: a lead of 25 became 37. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
12/25 @ LAL 126-115 — BOS notes
BOS won 126-115. BOS shot 51% (46 of 91) to LAL's 48%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to LAL's 21 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. Porziņģis led with 28 (11 of 19, 2 of 8 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Tatum added 25, Brown 19. The hinge was Q1, 32-23: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/28 vs DET 128-122 — BOS notes
BOS won 128-122 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 48% (48 of 99) to DET's 48%, 11 of 39 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DET's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. BOS turned it over 12 times to DET's 18. The glass went 43-57 against them. Porziņģis led with 35 (13 of 21, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Tatum added 31, White 23. The hinge was Q3, 35-16: BOS came in trailing by 19 and left it level. BOS trailed 47-66 at the half and won the second half 81-56. Porziņģis was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/29 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 29 and Tatum at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barnes at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Freeman-Liberty (28 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 14 times a game to Boston's 9 and the defense, Toronto allowing 112 a night to Boston's 119. Call it Boston 121, Toronto 114.
12/31 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 18 and Vassell at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 29 and Tatum at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and San Antonio minus-6 and the defense, Boston allowing 116 a night to San Antonio's 125. Call it Boston 124, San Antonio 115.
1/02 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and OKC minus-1 and the line, where Boston takes 25 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 119, Boston 118, Boston keeping it close.
1/05 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 28 and Tatum at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Sexton at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Hendricks (4 straight), Horton-Tucker (3 straight), Juzang (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 122, Utah 116.
12/18 @ ATL 124-130 — DET notes
DET lost 124-130. DET took 9 more shots (94 to 85), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to ATL's 54%, 9 of 22 from three. Cunningham led with 43 (16 of 24, 3 of 5 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bogdanović added 25, Bagley III 17. Q4 was theirs, 40-34, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 96-84 against them. Thompson's -16 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 vs UTA 111-119 — DET notes
DET lost 111-119. DET shot 50% (43 of 86) to UTA's 46%, 9 of 31 from three. DET turned it over 20 times to UTA's 12, and UTA turned those into 15 steals. Cunningham led with 28 (10 of 22, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Ivey added 24, Bagley III 22. Q3 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 6 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-81 against them. Thompson's -18 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 @ BKN 115-126 — DET notes
DET lost 115-126. DET shot 49% (39 of 79) to BKN's 52%, 15 of 35 from three. Ivey led with 23 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Cunningham added 22, Stewart 20. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 16 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 98-82 against them. Burks's -20 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 vs BKN 112-118 — DET notes
DET lost 112-118. DET took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to BKN's 50%, 9 of 25 from three, and got to the line 32 times to BKN's 43. The glass went 52-42 for them. Cunningham led with 41 (15 of 21, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Bogdanović added 23, Burks 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 3 periods went 93-81 against them. They led by as many as 14. Burks's -25 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 @ BOS 122-128 — DET notes
DET lost 122-128 in 1 overtime. DET shot 48% (48 of 101) to BOS's 48%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BOS's 25. DET turned it over 18 times to BOS's 12, and BOS turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 57-43 for them. Cunningham led with 31 (12 of 22, 4 of 6 from three); Ivey added 22, Bogdanović 17. Q2 was theirs, 36-20, but the other 4 periods went 108-86 against them. They led by as many as 21. Burks's -15 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 33 and Ivey at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Bagley III (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barnes at 25 and Siakam at 23 a game. Without Freeman-Liberty (29 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to Toronto's 11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 116 a night to Detroit's 124. Call it Toronto 117, Detroit 116, Detroit keeping it close.
1/01 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 28 and Ja. Green at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Brooks (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 30 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Stewart (2 straight), Sasser (2 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 117 a night to Detroit's 124. Call it Houston 120, Detroit 112.
1/03 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (3 straight), Horton-Tucker (2 straight), Juzang (8 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Stewart (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Utah allowing 110 a night to Detroit's 127 and the line, where Detroit takes 29 free throws a game to Utah's 21. Call it Utah 122, Detroit 113.
1/05 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 15 a game. Without Green (11 straight), Moody (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 133, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Stewart (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the defense, Golden State allowing 122 a night to Detroit's 133. Call it Golden State 123, Detroit 118.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Cunningham
IL I. Livers
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
BOSAH A. Horford
DW D. White
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
KP K. Porziņģis
NQ N. Queta
OB O. Brissett
PP P. Pritchard
PO Porzingis
SH S. Hauser
DET/BOS 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Celtics send Detroit to NBA record-tying 28th straight loss, beating Pistons 128-122 in OT
BOSTON -- — The Pistons' 28th loss in a row was unlike any of the many, many other defeats that came before it in what is now tied for the longest losing streak in NBA history.
The result was the same.
Detroit opened a 21-point lead against the league-best Boston Celtics on Thursday night and then rallied from a six-point deficit in the final minutes to force overtime before the Celtics recovered to win 128-122. It was the first time all season the Pistons led by more than 20 points, and the first time they had gotten to overtime in the two months since their last win.
“I’m unbelievably proud of the group, the way they bring it,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “They’ve heard all the stuff about our team and they just keep bringing it. I know it’s going to pay off.”
Detroit fell to 2-29 and matched the “Trust the Process” Philadelphia 76ers with 28 consecutive losses; the Pistons need a victory at home against Toronto on Saturday night to avoid breaking the NBA record for longest losing streak.
In major North American sports, only the NFL's Chicago Cardinals, who lost 29 straight from 1942-45, have had a longer losing streak.
“I’m not interested in just winning one more game this year -- you know what I mean? To stop this. That would be soft, in my opinion,” said Pistons guard Cade Cunningham , who scored 22 points in the first half but missed a potential-winning 3-pointer with seven seconds left in regulation.
“Our goals are a lot higher than that. We have what it takes to win a game, that’s nothing. But to put games together, to find our system, find what’s clicking and allow us to sustain winning. That’s all we’re looking for.”
Boston erased a 66-45, second-quarter lead with a 19-5 run in the third that turned a 15-point deficit into a 77-76 game. Kristaps Porzingis had eight of his season-high 35 points in a 10-0 run that turned a four-point deficit into a 106-100 Boston lead in the final two minutes of regulation.
Jaden Ivey scored six straight points for Detroit to tie it and then, after Jayson Tatum was credited with a layup on a replay-confirmed goaltending call, Bojan Bogdanovic made a putback on Cunningham's missed 3 to send it to OT.
But Derrick White scored 10 of his 23 points in the extra period and Porzingis had six in the overtime — dunking after a full-court pass from Tatum and then sinking a pair of free throws to make it 125-117.
“As bad as they hurt right now, I hurt for them,” Williams said. “But I told them: `If we bring that kind of toughness and execution — minus the turnovers — we’re not just going to win one game. We’re going to put something together.”
Tatum had 31 points and 10 assists for Boston, which won its fourth straight and its ninth in the last 10 games. The Celtics, who were without Jaylen Brown , are 15-0 at home this season and have the league's best record, 24-6.
“We’re on the same level as all these teams were playing against,” said Cunningham, who had 31 points and nine assists. “There’s no team that I’ve ever come across in the NBA where I felt like I was going into a slaughterhouse. I’ve never felt like that in my life, going into a basketball game.
“So every game we should be able to fight teams and impose our will on them. We did that early on. We kind of let go of the rope a little bit in the third quarter. But there’s a lot of growth, and something we can learn from and definitely take to the next game.”
Ivey had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Jalen Duren had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Bogdanovich had 17 points and 12 boards.
The Pistons set the NBA record for most consecutive losses in a season Tuesday night with their 27th in a row, a 118-112 loss to Brooklyn. The Sixers’ streak stretched over two seasons, 2014-15 and 2015-16.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Host Toronto on Saturday night before a four-game trip.