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It’s another D-Day for the Detroit Pistons. The team have set several unwanted records this season and are on the cusp of another when they take on the Toronto Raptors on Saturday – if the Pistons are vanquished they would equal the longest losing streak in major American professional sports history.
Not since the Chicago Cardinals’ 29 straight NFL losses between 1942 and 1945 have an American team endured such a long losing streak as the Pistons, who have already been on an unrivaled single-season of NBA failure with their 28 losses.
Their 28th loss was a heartbreaking 128-122 one to the high-flying Boston Celtics in overtime on Thursday, after the Pistons had let a 19-point halftime lead slip in the third quarter.
“I hurt for them, you know we feel like we’re just getting so close to not just winning one game but winning a lot of games if we play that way versus most teams in the league,” Pistons head coach Monty Williams told reporters afterwards.
“I just told them that it takes a lot of character and integrity to do what they’re doing … I’ve seen teams give in to circumstances tougher than what we’re dealing with.”
The losing streak is a brutal disappointment for a team that has tried to rebuild through youth the last few seasons with high draft picks – including guard Cade Cunningham with the No. 1…
