Pistons BLOW 21-POINT LEAD To Celtics, Lose 28th Straight Game I CBS Sports

Pistons BLOW 21-POINT LEAD To Celtics, Lose 28th Straight Game I CBS Sports

What if I told you the Detroit Pistons had a 21-point lead on the road in Boston and still lost you probably believe me why would you believe me because the Pistons are putrid they match the NBA record 28 straight losses they haven’t won a game since winning back-to-back games in October let me

Repeat that they haven’t won a game since winning back-to-back games in October they had a 21-point lead against the Celtics they had to go to overtime time and they lost by six 28 straight losses welman former NBA coach of the year Avery Johnson Avery this is getting

Beyond funny and this is I mean this is embarrassing for Monty Williams and the team you got an inexperienced team you got the worst three-point shooting team in the league you got the team that leads the league in turnovers losses you had a 21-point lead in this game you’re

Going to go on the road to Boston who hasn’t lost a home game and give them your best game of the season and you still can’t win a game with a 21-point lead I don’t even know where to begin outside of what the heck is going

On well I I think from a positive standpoint I don’t know how you’re positive know from a positive standpoint they play at an extraordinary first half for this team to play at a high level you know Jay NY K cam you know they compined for 50 plus points you know

Where’s this combination All Season like Jaden ivy in the lineup playing big minutes playing with the freedom that he played with tonight they dominated the Celtics on the boards you know 57 to 45 especially on the offensive rebounding so there was a lot of positives with this team tonight they forced this game

Basically this game went in overtime um you know sure they had the big lead the the Celtics weren’t going to allow the Detroit Pistons to maintain a 21o lead and their on their home court and that’s when the Celtics became the Celtics jadden Jason Tatum did what he was supposed to do

Drew holiday made some timely baskets Derek white and porzingis was phenomenal especially in the second half but on the positive notes I like what I saw from the Detroit Pistons back court tonight and I love the way they rebounded well they had a 19-point lead at halftime and then the third quarter

They just forgot that there’s another half to play there’s another 24 minutes to play like doesn’t that fall on coaching hey we’ve got this big lead but hey you got to go finish here yeah I I think it’s all of the above because you know the coach he’s

Not out there playing he’s not making the passes or turning the ball over everybody has full responsibility here coaching staff players your best players you know but you got to also give the coaching staff for Boston Credit of course do moula you know this guy’s coached in the finals and and you you

Look at Sam Cassel some of his assistance these guys know how to make adjustments and even though you have a 19point lead you are playing against a very experienced team Drew holiday who’s won a championship Derek white who’s been in the finals Tatum who’s been to

The finals your own your home court in Boston bringas gives them a different look especially with the spread BAS ball five out you see him knocking down three-point shots he’s a little bit of a different player on a better team uh so a lot of times when things go Haywire

You can’t always blame the coach or the players with the team that have the lead you got to give the opposing team some credit for maybe making some adjustments all right next three games they’re at home against the Raptors then on the road at Houston and then they play at

The Jazz so it’s it’s uh it’s home against the Raptors at the rockets and at the Jazz um this is a simple question Avery and I kind of laid it out that they’re the worst three-point shooting team lead the league in turnovers why can’t they win a game three-point shooting you got to

Have players that can consistently spread the floor because if you don’t the defense strengths and you know the best manto man defenses start looking like zone defense when you don’t have uh guys that can spread the floors so uh they’re going to have to figure out a

Way to manufacture some threes part of that is getting some offensive rebounds and kicking the ball out for easy threes transition threes but uh they got to be able to spread the floor uh I think this streak is coming to an end in their next

Game at home against the rappers I I I’m gonna put I’m gonna put I’m not betting my house and I can’t we can’t bet on basketball don’t be betting your house on it especially on an NBA game um no but I tell you what we’ll we’ll have a

Little IC tea on on the home game against the rappers well if they lose if they lose on Saturday it would be the longest losing streak in NBA history right now they’re tied for the longest losing streak in NBA history uh with the Philadelphia 76ers who were trusting the

Process I don’t know what to trust here because look Pistons owner Tom Gord said that there would be change um you know is firing Troy weaver or Monty Williams the answer Williams is in the first season of a record 6year $ 78.5 million contract you’re a former teammate of of

Monty Williams what would you tell him right now as he and his Squad have lost 28 in a row I would tell him number one keep Jay NY in the lineup and and and build his confidence up to a level where he could be that point guard that the

Piston’s drafted even before you got there um you know this kid is is Sensational in terms of his atticism uh just let him go play you know build something between he and K Cunningham give them some uh empowerment uh meet with him off the court make him feel

Like he’s loved and the rest of the guys will fall in this effort tonight against the Boston Celtics this same effort controlling the first half obviously they took a little bit of a step back in the third quarter this effort tonight can beat the Toronto rappers they are on

Pace to go 6 and 67 Avery be the worst record in NBA history yeah that that’s um that would give a lot of people sleepless nights and especially when the fans at home are saying sending a message to ownership sell the team um they’re in a tough spot you know a

Lot of their draft picks haven’t really panned out uh they haven’t really uh even you know trade for a guy like James wisman who was the second pick in the the draft they’ve had a lot of Misses but you know similar with um other coaches and

Situations you he’s got to clean this up Mane Williams has to clean this up when you’re the highest paid coach in the NBA you know owners pay you for a reason yep they pay you to solve problems and right now they’re not solving any problem nope the last time they won a

Game winning back toback games in October and they’re on Pace to go six and 76 uh I’m it’s it’s uh baffling that a professional team could lose 28 in a row but it’s been done before Avery it has as you take a look at history Avery Johnson here on CBS Sports HQ the

Chicago Cardinals back in the 40s lost 29 in a row that’s the longest losing streak in North American professional sports and now the Pistons are one loss away from matching that their next game at home against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday

Avery Johnson joins CBS Sports HQ to discuss the Pistons losing their 28th straight game.

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