The Pistons Are the NBA’s Slowest Sinking Ship

For a minute there, or a shade under four to be exact, when Isaiah Stewart knocked down an open three and Ausar Thompson slammed home a dunk, the Pistons had life. Then Taurean Prince canned a three that gave the Lakers a lead, Anthony Davis slipped in a couple of layups and Detroit was on its way to finishing on the wrong end of another double-digit laugher.

Need a quick fix? Try Detroit. The Pistons are the NBA’s palate cleanser. Having a tough stretch, like the woebegone Wizards? Play the Pistons. Need a course correction after a 44-point blowout loss, like the Lakers? Play the Pistons. The Washington Generals could bus into Detroit these days and win. A prime Red Klotz could probably drop 30.

The Pistons have lost 15 consecutive games, a franchise record in-season losing streak.

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