On December 22, Beijing time, the Pistons, who are at the bottom of the league, played at home against the Jazz, who played only 9 players, of which the Jazz was the second game in a back-to-back. The Pistons trailed by 13 points midway through the second quarter, and Cunningham's combination of offense and passing led the Pistons to tie the score in the third quarter, only to fall behind again in the first half of the final quarter. In the end, the Pistons lost 111-119 to the Jazz and swallowed 25 consecutive defeats, continuing to refresh a number of shameful records, and only one defeat away from the longest 26-game losing streak in a single season in history, and only three defeats away from the longest 28-game losing streak in history, and the Pistons continued to hold the bottom of the league with 2 wins and 26 losses. The Pistons scored 20+ points and still lost, Cunningham had 28 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Bagley scored 22 points and Ivey scored 24 points, and Olynyk scored 27 points, leading the Jazz 6 to score a double-double victory.
The Pistons lost to the Jazz and swallowed a 25-game losing streak, setting a number of shameful records:
First, the Pistons' 25-game losing streak continues to set a new record for the longest losing streak in a single season in team history.
Second, the Pistons' 25-game losing streak continues to set a new record for the longest (cross-season) losing streak in franchise history, having lost 21 consecutive games across the season in 1980.
Third, the Pistons' 25-game losing streak continues to set a new record for the longest losing streak in the league this season.
Fourth, the Pistons' 24-game losing streak created the third-longest losing streak in history, second only to the 2015 76ers' 28-game losing streak and the 20101-11 Cavaliers' 26-game losing streak with the 2014 76ers.
Fifth, Wiseman has played in 18 games for the Pistons this season and has failed to win a single game.
Both teams are rebuilding teams, with the Pistons only 2-25 in their first 27 games and on a 24-game losing streak, while the Jazz are 10-18 in 28 games and fourth from the bottom in the West. The Pistons are without Duren, Morris and Hayes in this game, and the Jazz have only nine players in the game. The Jazz are currently peddling a number of players, and with a number of other injuries struggling, leaving Markkanen, Clarkson, Tucker and George missing.
The two rebuilding teams started a battle in the first quarter of the game, and the Pistons once took an 8-point lead at 27-19, but then the Jazz counterattacked with a wave of 15-5 offense, and the Pistons were outscored by the Jazz by 2 points at 32-34 in the first quarter. The two sides continued to attack each other in the second quarter, and the Pistons were gradually opened up 32-45 behind the 13-point gap, but the Pistons also stubbornly fought back to chase points, the Pistons lost by 4 points in the second quarter 26-30, and the Pistons trailed the Jazz by 6 points at 58-64 at the end of the first half.
In the first two quarters of the game, the Jazz made 7 of 18 three-pointers, and all three of the team scored double-doubles, Agaki scored 14 points, Olynyk had 13 points and 5 assists and Fontecchio scored 10 points. As for the Pistons 7-of-16 three-pointers, only two players on the team scored double-doubles, Cunningham scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 5-of-10 shooting, but also delivered as many as 4 turnovers, and Bagley scored 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting.
Yibian fought again, and the Pistons stubbornly fought back, led by Cunningham, Bagley and Ivey, and chased the score many times in a row to tie the score. The Pistons scored four points at 30-26 in the third quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Pistons trailed to 88-90 and trailed the Jazz by just two points. In the first three quarters, the Pistons scored three double-doubles, Cunningham scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 turnovers on 8-of-13 shooting, Bagley scored 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting, and Ivey scored 17 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks on 7-of-12 shooting. Four Jazz players scored in double figures, Olynyk had 22 points, 5 assists, 4 steals and 3 rebounds, Agbaji had 18 points, Fontecchio had 4 three-pointers and 16 points, and Sexton had 13 points and 8 assists.
In the first half of the final quarter, the Pistons continued to be suppressed by the Jazz, and the score was gradually stretched to 97-104 and trailed the Jazz by 7 points. Bojan hit a three-point shot to close the gap, Collins hit both free throws, Bagley and Cunningham made two free throws in succession, and the corners of Collins' mouth were broken and bleeding. After the timeout, Collins made two free throws and Olynyk made a steal and dunk to extend the advantage again, Ivey hit two free throws, Olynyk made three points and Sexton Brown, and the Jazz extended their nine-point advantage to stop the Pistons. Bojan missed a three-point shot, Sexton continued to make fouls and made two free throws to expand the 11-point advantage, and the Pistons were unable to turn the tables around, and finally the Pistons lost to the Jazz and swallowed a 25-game losing streak.
The Pistons lost to the nine-man Jazz and continued to lose frantically with a 25-game losing streak, and they are only one game away from the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history, with only one defeat left, and three games away from the longest (cross-season) losing streak in NBA history. The Pistons' performance is extremely heart-wrenching, and it can't help but ask: "Is it easy for the Pistons to play CBA with 25 consecutive defeats?"Can you win the CBA championship?”
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