Pistons drop 25th straight to move within loss of tying NBA single-season record
DETROIT (AP) Kelly Olynyk scored 25 points and the short-handed Utah Jazz beat Detroit 119-111 on Thursday night for the Pistons' 25th straight loss - one short of the NBA single season record.
The 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers share the record at 26. The 76ers hold the overall mark at 28, a skid that started in the 2014-15 season and carried over into 2015-16.
“I want to be careful with my words, because this one hurts more than most of them,” first-year coach Monty Williams said. “A team that played last night got (50) points off turnovers and rebounds. It is unbelievably hard to understand how we can get outworked in those categories.”
The Pistons fell to 2-26, with the crowd chanting “Sell the team! Sell the team!” at the end in a loud statement to owner Tom Gores and his Platinum Equity firm. Detroit will be back in action Saturday night in Brooklyn.
“We're not 2-26 bad - no way are we that bad,” said Cade Cunningham, who led Detroit with 28 points and 10 assists. “I think we can turn this around. We can play a much better brand of basketball.”
Utah played without four of its top seven scorers - Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, Keyonte George and Talen Horton-Tucker - on the second night of a back-to-back after losing at Cleveland on Wednesday.
“That's a really, really good team win for us,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “That's a hard game to play - second night of a back-to-back on the road with a bunch of guys out.”
Collin Sexton added 19 points for the Jazz Utah, and Ochai Agbaji had 18. Jaden Ivey added 24 points for Detroit, and Marvin Bagley III had 22, but no one else had more than eight.
Utah led 90-88 going into the fourth quarter and took advantage of Detroit's poor shooting to increase make it 100-93 with 7:40 to play.
The Pistons missed their first six 3-point attempts of the fourth, but Bojan Bogdanovic hit one to make it 104-100 with 4:40 left. Olynyk's 3-pointer against his former team put the Jazz up seven and Sexton's tip-in made it 115-106 with 1:37 to play.
“Rebounding is something we've emphasized all season, and it is definitely part of our identity on the offensive side of the ball,” Hardy said after his team finished with 15 offensive rebounds.
Sexton added two free throws to make it an 11-point game.
The Pistons were 1 for 10 on 3s in the fourth qyarter.
“We had a chance to win it down the stretch, and we just weren't solid enough,” Cunningham said. “This is history no one wants to be a part of.”
UP NEXT
Jazz: At Toronto on Saturday night.
Pistons: At Brooklyn on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | John Collins vs. Marvin Bagley III (Isaiah Stewart gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:25 |  | Isaiah Stewart blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 11:14 | | Collin Sexton turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Ivey steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point layup | 0-4 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point hook shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:21 | | Jump ball. Kelly Olynyk vs. Marvin Bagley III (Kris Dunn gains possession) | ||
| 10:21 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving layup | 4-4 |
| 10:01 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 6-6 |
| 9:36 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point tip layup | 6-8 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 8-8 |
| 9:25 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 8-10 |
| 8:40 | | John Collins misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | Bojan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 11-10 |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point cutting dunk (Cade Cunningham assists) | 11-12 |
| 7:50 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 14-12 |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point bank jump shot | 14-14 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point driving floating jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 16-14 |
| 7:25 | | Jaden Ivey shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-14 |
| 7:12 | | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 17-17 |
| 7:01 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +3 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes three point running jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 17-20 |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 19-20 |
| 6:22 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point dunk (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 19-22 |
| 6:07 | | Jaden Ivey blocks Collin Sexton's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Collin Sexton misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point running dunk (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 19-24 |
| 5:35 | | Ochai Agbaji misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:32 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | ||
| 5:24 | | Collin Sexton misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | James Wiseman turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:56 | | Collin Sexton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:43 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 19-27 |
| 4:24 | | Jaden Ivey blocks Collin Sexton's two point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 22-27 |
| 4:12 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:10 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 24-27 |
| 3:51 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Cade Cunningham assists) | 24-29 |
| 3:25 | | Ausar Thompson blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving layup | 26-29 |
| 2:30 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 2:21 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 28-29 |
| 2:04 | | Alec Burks shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-29 |
| 1:52 | | Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point pullup jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 32-29 |
| 1:16 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 32-32 |
| 1:00 | | Kris Dunn misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (bad pass) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | ||
| 0:38 | | Ausar Thompson blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point layup | ||
| 0:38 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Alec Burks blocks John Collins's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point putback dunk | 34-32 |
| 0:00 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Ausar Thompson personal foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 11:40 | | John Collins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point tip layup | 36-32 |
| 11:31 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running dunk (Kris Dunn assists) | 38-32 |
| 11:21 | | Walker Kessler blocks Jaden Ivey's two point layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:03 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Jump ball. John Collins vs. Jaden Ivey (Kris Dunn gains possession) | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point floating jump shot | 40-32 |
| 10:41 | | Kris Dunn personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point driving layup (Walker Kessler assists) | 42-32 |
| 10:01 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point layup | ||
| 9:59 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Bojan Bogdanovic blocks Kris Dunn's two point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:25 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 45-32 |
| 9:25 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:10 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 45-35 |
| 8:54 | | John Collins offensive foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | John Collins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 45-37 |
| 8:24 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 47-37 |
| 8:14 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-38 |
| 8:14 | | +1 | Cade Cunningham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-39 |
| 7:48 | | +3 | Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (John Collins assists) | 50-39 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 50-41 |
| 7:18 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:07 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Bojan Bogdanovic personal foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Walker Kessler turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point hook shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 50-43 |
| 6:42 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:34 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 52-43 |
| 6:13 | | Taylor Hendricks blocks Jaden Ivey's two point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 52-46 |
| 5:49 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 52-48 |
| 5:36 | | Ochai Agbaji shooting foul (Isaiah Stewart draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Isaiah Stewart misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:33 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 54-48 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 54-50 |
| 4:56 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Isaiah Livers turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:39 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:37 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Cade Cunningham blocks Collin Sexton's two point running layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Isaiah Stewart makes two point driving finger roll layup | 54-52 |
| 3:56 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:10 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point putback layup | 56-52 |
| 3:10 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 57-52 |
| 3:00 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:57 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup | 59-52 |
| 2:43 | | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point pullup jump shot | 59-55 |
| 2:26 | | John Collins misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Marvin Bagley III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point driving layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 61-55 |
| 1:23 | | John Collins blocks Isaiah Livers's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Isaiah Livers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Pistons turnover (shot clock violation) |