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Ian Casselberry

NBA Fans Roast Pistons’ Alec Burks for Taking Mind-Boggling Shot in Closing Seconds of Record-Setting Loss

The Detroit Pistons made the kind of history no NBA team wants to be part of on Tuesday night, losing their 27th consecutive game. That set a record for the longest single-season losing streak in league history. 

Detroit kept the game close until the end and had an opportunity to cut the Brooklyn Nets’ lead to two or three points with 38 seconds remaining. The Pistons wanted to get the ball to Cade Cunningham, who scored 19 points in the fourth quarter (and 41 for the game). 

However, before Cunningham could get open in the corner, Alec Burks took a three-pointer with two Nets defenders on him that hit the front of the rim. Brooklyn rebounded the miss to send the Pistons into infamy. 

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