With 28 consecutive losing games, they have a pair of bottom records in the NBA, but they avoided being the worst when including all the major professional leagues in the USA.
The dubious record is held by the NFL team Chicago Cardinals who lost 29 straight games between 1942 and 1945.
– I feel fantastic. We just kept fighting. “It’s been a long road, all these losses, but I’m just happy to be a part of a group of guys that don’t give up,” said Cade Cunningham, who led the team in scoring with 30 points, according to the AP.
The feeling of putting an end to the losing streak made everything go away afterwards.
– I’ve been in lots of changing rooms all my life but never experienced anything like this. The guys screamed. I was almost in tears. I’m just so happy for our guys and for everyone in the locker room, Pistons coach Monty Williams said.