The Detroit Pistons are approaching unlucky historical past as their shedding streak now sits at 24 straight after a 130-124 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
Detroit is just two extra losses away from tying the longest shedding streak in NBA historical past and three extra losses away from breaking it. The Philadelphia 76ers misplaced 26 straight in 2013-14 and the Cleveland Cavaliers “achieved” the identical feat in 2010-11.
Sure, issues are bleak, however Detroit received a glimmer of hope on Monday night time within the type of Cade Cunningham. The previous first-overall choose has been good — not nice — this season, however towards Atlanta, he confirmed off the skillset that made him such a coveted prospect within the 2021 NBA Draft.
Cunningham put up a career-high 43 factors towards Atlanta on 16-of-24 taking pictures from the sphere (together with three-of-five from deep). He additionally added 5 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and one block.
