Pistons turn historic losing skid into record win streak in Detroit

Detroit fans are surviving done a whiplash lone sports tin deliver. Two seasons aft their squad acceptable an NBA people with 28 consecutive losses successful 1 season, the Pistons abruptly look unstoppable.

From historical losing streak to grounds chase

On Monday nighttime they bushed the Indiana Pacers 122-117, their 13th triumph successful a enactment and a necktie with the longest streaks successful franchise history, acceptable by the 1990 and 2004 rubric teams. The Pistons are 15-2 and connected apical of the Eastern Conference, a crisp interruption from the 3-36 opening they suffered successful 2023-24 earlier stumbling to conscionable 14 victories.

For Cade Cunningham, the erstwhile No. 1 prime who has grown into the look of this surge, the meaning goes beyond the standings. "It's amazing," Pistons prima Cade Cunningham said. "We play for the Detroit Pistons, man. A historical franchise. So, to beryllium capable to marque past for a historical franchise similar this -- it's special."

New core, caller standard

Cunningham steered the triumph implicit Indiana with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, nevertheless helium is acold from alone. Jalen Duren keeps attacking the glass, adding 17 points and 12 rebounds, portion Caris LeVert scored 19 against a Pacers squad that, adjacent banged up, inactive carries traces of past season’s Finals run.

There was different encouraging show for Detroit. Jaden Ivey, the defender taken 5th successful the 2022 draft, is backmost from the breached fibula that sidelined him since January. He enactment up 12 points successful 12 tightly managed minutes, a reminder of however overmuch firepower this roster present has.

Eyes connected Boston, lessons from Indiana

The adjacent trial comes Wednesday successful Boston, wherever the Pistons look the Celtics successful an NBA Cup matchup that volition revive memories of aged “Bad Boys” battles. They cognize they inactive person to tighten up. "We shouldn't person allowed them to get backmost into the crippled similar that," helium said. "So ticker the film, beryllium sick astir the film, but enactment from it, larn from it and get better."