Detroit Pistons lose 27th STRAIGHT game | CBS Sports

Detroit Pistons lose 27th STRAIGHT game | CBS Sports

We have breaking news here on CBS Sports HQ the Nets defeat the Detroit Pistons in part thanks to this Dory and Finny Smith three that put them up five and now Detroit owns the longest single season losing streak in NBA history they’ve lost 27 in a row the final 118 112 cam

Johnson lit up the Piston 24 points was stroking it from Deep Mel Bridges also handled business Kate Cunningham you feel for him 41 points almost a double double in nine boards Boon bovich had 23 points Alec bur coming off the bench 15 but not enough at home against the Brooklyn Nets all right time to bring in CBS Sports basketball analyst Chris Walker and for a second there Chris I thought we were going to be talking about a win for the Pistons when when they were up 9792 Kaden bonovich hit threes and then as we’ve seen all year they cannot close

The gap what look what stood out to you as far as the key difference in why the Pistons have now lost a record 27 games in a row you know Chris soon they lated they’re going to start issuing our uniforms to you and me man they need

Somebody at some point to make plays down the stretch you hit the nail right on the head you know if you watch the vo there you finy Smith knocks down the three that’s the difference they have guys that can close the game to have experienced players I love Kate

Cunningham I think he’s fantastic player you mentioned before boan bonovich look like he’s 100 years old and that’s who your number two is you’re going to struggle in this league but I’ll tell you this I watched this game from start to finish the Detroit Pistons play well

And they must be giving out a dollar hot dogs 50 Cent tickets because there was an unbelievable Crow at the game sometime you know there’s a traffic jam trying to watch a car wreck because there was so many people I didn’t like oh I was shocked when I saw

The crowd but again no one wants to see a record like this and no player in that locker room wants to see their name in the history books in this regard it’s a tough night for the pisses uh Monty Williams is a tremendous coach I have a

Lot of respect for him sorry to see him going through this but these guys they have to find a way they are 20 n other teams surely Chris the way we the Villanova Wilds beat up on your Syracuse Orange we got to find this got to find a

Way to be one of the 29 other teams in the association you know what man I’m I’m going to let that slide since we talking about the pisses right now and what they’ve done is much worse than anything that Syracuse has done during my time there and now but you know you

Brought up Monty Williams and how you feel for him and these players from a coaching perspective what can he do to turn this team around because it feels like we’re watching the same story over and over again specifically when it comes to these close games that they cannot close listen he’s experienced uh

You know in my time in coaching for a very long time almost 20 years I’ve seen the both size of the spectrum you know be positive these are grown men they aren’t kids right they have families they get paid a lot of money which isn’t

A reason to feel one way or the other but they are professionals and at the end of the day sooner or later they’re going going to win more games down the stretch hopefully but again every day as I said before they have a young team they have continued to get better this

Reason Monty Williams was hired reason why he was paid so much money they have a very young exciting roster but they don’t have enough to win in the NBA I’m GNA be honest with you it’s hard for me to be too critical I like what try weers

Doing like AAR Thompson but it looks like they have a big time aou team Chris that’s what I’m saying like they need some more experience on this team it’s almost like they’re in the middle of what Philadelphia did call the process they just need some more experience and

You know what you can’t get older overnight they’re going to have to grow hopefully they can keep these players together they don’t auction them off they keep getting good draft picks and they keep getting better I think they got the leadership in place I think they’ve got the right coach hey

Cunningham I always going to shout out one of my boys from The Lone Star but he cannot do it by himself self exciting players but this is the NBA this is not the aaou circuit this is not the aou circuit or college basketball where you can just be the dominant star and you

Take your team with you this is the big boys league so that was more of the the long-term perspective right in terms of some of the moves that they have to make but looking at the short term Chris how long is it going to take for them to

Snap the losing streak because their next game is against the Boston Celtics and we know Boston is playing like the best team in the NBA CU they’re not losing that one so they’re not winning that one let’s mark that one off right I think they have Toronto after that maybe

On they had a little advertisement called twin night when hear plays gets his brother from the Rockets maybe that’s a game that they can win but the Rockets have been playing well listen every single game in the NBA is going to be tough playing at Houston playing at

Those three games on the road four the next five on the road you do the math you see what’s happened already at some point as I said before and you would think Chris that you know the way these NBA guys complain about playing backto back and load management that when some

Guys take a night off that these younger experienced Pistons would be firing on all cylinders but it just hasn’t happened listen they were giving up 123 a game they didn’t do that tonight they still lost they need to be able to close people laugh there’s a lot of people

That say that college basketball is better than the NBA I’m a college basketball guy in a lot of ways that is not true the NBA in the fourth quarter is when they make their money and so in the fourth quarter that’s when experience takes over and that’s when

This big boy basketball takes over and that’s what they’re lacking right now as I said before they got the leadership in place they got the right coach now guess what they got to get older and they got to put their big boy pants on and put

Their hard hats on and play some defense because it’s not kind everybody needs to get wins and again the next time four or the next five on the road it’s going to be really really tough for these guys unfortunately it’s pretty likely that we will not see the Pistons win another

Game in the year of 2023 I think that you’re so cruel man I’m just saying I’m not even trying to be I’m not even trying to be rude bro I’m not even trying to throw shade I’m just saying but Chris don’t do don’t do my boy Monty

Like that man let have a new year okay listen you know what they’re like I’ll say this I was Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer just one of my favorite cartoons just played they’re like the Island of Misfit Toys that’s what they are unfortunately Santa Claus needs to

Come and find these toys a home and get these guys a dub you ain’t lying you are not lying about that I mean just look at last time the Pistons won a game the World Series was tied 1-1 Carolina Panthers had Zer win San Jose Sharks

Were 07 to1 in daylight savings had not yet happened incredible dysfunction for this Pistons team but Chris Walker we really appreciate you breaking it down as always

Chris Walker joins CBS Sports HQ to recap Nets-Pistons.

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