The Pistons continue to plummet in the NBA and are close to being the worst team in history, while the Thunder stopped the Clippers and the Wolves continue to lead the West.
With 25 losses in a row and just one more away from matching the worst streak in NBA history in a single season, the Detroit Pistons They continued this Thursday with their chilling tragedy while the Oklahoma City Thunder they stopped Los Angeles Clipperswho without Kawhi Leonard lost after nine consecutive wins.
PISTONS 111 – JAZZ 119
Not even at home against some Utah Jazz full of casualties (Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, Talen Horton-Tucker and Keyonte George) were able to win the Pistonsabsolutely in ruins and already looking into the abyss of the worst teams ever with a terrifying balance of 2-26.
The negative record of consecutive losses in a season corresponds to the Philadelphia 76ers of 2013-2014 and the Cleveland Cavaliers of 2010-2011, both with 26 consecutive games losing.
The absolute record, if you count a streak that began at the end of one campaign and continued at the beginning of the next, belongs to the Sixers of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, who managed to chain 28 consecutive defeats.
Kelly Olynyk (27 points and 6 assists) stood out for the Jazz, leading six players in double figures in scoring, while Cade Cunningham (28 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists) was Detroit’s most productive.
THUNDER 134 – CLIPPERS 115
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 points and 8 rebounds) and Chet Holmgren (23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) led some Thunder who made 58.6% of their shots to subdue the Clippers.
James Harden (23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists) and Paul George (22 points) were the top scorers for the Clippers who, despite the setback, have accumulated 14 wins in their last 18 games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 PTS) leads the charge as OKC picks up their 3rd win in a row! ⛈️ pic.twitter.com/cRxkSXJjU1
— NBA (@NBA) December 22, 2023
TIMBERWOLVES 118 – LAKERS 111
The other Los Angeles team had no luck either, since the Lakers, sin LeBron Jamesthey chained their fourth consecutive defeat when they fell to some The Minnesota Timberwolves who continue to give magnificent sensations as leaders of the West with 12 wins in the last 14 duels.
Anthony Edwards He added 27 points and 7 rebounds, Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 13 rebounds and the Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 21 points and 6 rebounds for the Wolves. For the Lakers, Anthony Davis He had 31 points and 8 rebounds while Austin Reaves led the second unit with 20 points and 8 rebounds.
GRIZZLIES 116 – PACERS 103
Upon his return to Memphis, I Morant (20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists) added his second win in two games after his return from the 25-game suspension.
Desmond Bane (31 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) was the top scorer of the Grizzlieswho also had 21 points and 8 rebounds from Jaren Jackson Jr.
For their part, the Pacerswho have lost five in seven games since losing the NBA In-Season Tournament final, had 17 points and 14 assists from Tyrese Haliburton.
BUCKS 118 – MAGIC 114
With a great Giannis Antetokounmpo close to the triple-double (37 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists), the Bucks they scored their sixth consecutive victory and left some Magic that they have lost rhythm and now have four consecutive defeats.
Franz Wagner (29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists) led Orlando.
Giannis went to WORK all night, scoring 37 PTS and leading the @Bucks to their 6th-straight win 😤🦌 pic.twitter.com/UJFocZWJng
— NBA (@NBA) December 22, 2023
BULLS 114 – SPURS 95
The resurrection of the Bulls continued with another choral performance (six players with over 10 points) and with Coby White (22 points and 6 rebounds) and DeMar DeRozan (21 points) as references in attack.
Victor Wembanyama it remained at only 7 points for some Spurs with 21 losses in 22 games and that they could not beat the Bulls with eight wins in their last 11 games.
This is how the season goes in the NBA:
The East:
– Bucks win, sit in 2nd
– Bulls win 3rd in a rowFor more, download the NBA App: 📲 pic.twitter.com/8fGEtp6LLh
— NBA (@NBA) December 22, 2023
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