National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 118, Detroit 112
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials: #68 Jacyn Goble, #36 Brent Barnaky, #11 Derrick Collins
Attendance: 19811

Cameron Johnson scored 24 points and the visiting Brooklyn Nets beat the Pistons 118-112 on Tuesday night as Detroit set a single-season NBA record with its 27th consecutive loss.

The Pistons tied the record with a 126-115 setback against Brooklyn on Saturday.

Detroit's 27-game losing streak tops the runs of futility of the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers, who each lost 26 straight.

Philadelphia holds the longest losing streak of all-time, which spanned over the course of two seasons. The 76ers dropped 28 straight between the end of the 2014-15 season and the beginning of the 2015-16 campaign. The Pistons can match that skid when they visit the Boston Celtics on Thursday.

Mikal Bridges had 21 points and Cam Thomas tossed in 17 for Brooklyn on Tuesday. Nic Claxton and Day'Ron Sharpe each added 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Cade Cunningham carried the Pistons with 41 points, 37 in the second half. Bojan Bogdanovic had 23 points, Alec Burks added 15 and Jalen Duren chipped in 12 to go along with 15 rebounds.

The Pistons raced to a 22-8 lead just over six minutes into the first quarter, but the Nets pulled within six at 31-25 by the end of the frame.

The Nets later used a 9-0 run to take a 42-38 lead.

Johnson scored Brooklyn's last five points of the first half as the Nets carried a 61-54 lead into the locker room.

Johnson also scored the first bucket of the third quarter. His next basket, with 8:35 remaining in the third, gave Brooklyn an 11-point advantage.

Detroit then reeled off 11 straight points, with nine coming from Cunningham, to tie it. Johnson stopped that run with a 3-pointer.

Brooklyn's lead was eight entering the final minute of the third, but the Pistons finished the period with a 7-2 spurt and trailed 88-85 entering the fourth.

Detroit had a 12-2 run early in the fourth to take a 97-92 lead with 8:10 to go.

The Nets then had a 13-0 outburst, including six points from Bridges, to grab an eight-point lead.

Cunningham's three-point play with 1:54 left cut Brooklyn's lead to 109-106. Johnson answered with a 3-pointer.

Cunningham made two layups, but Dorian Finney-Smith drained a corner 3 to make it 115-110.

Following a missed 3-point try from Burks, Bridges made two victory-sealing free throws.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Brooklyn   Detroit
Cameron Johnson 24 Scoring Cade Cunningham 41
Spencer Dinwiddie 6 Assists Cade Cunningham 5
Nic Claxton 11 Rebounds Jalen Duren 15
Mikal Bridges 9 Free Throws Made Cade Cunningham 8
Day'Ron Sharpe 2 Steals Jaden Ivey 3
Day'Ron Sharpe 4 Blocks Cade Cunningham 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brooklyn 118 50.0 9-22 27-43 22 42 7 6 9
Detroit 112 44.4 9-25 23-32 20 52 4 6 14
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Pistons have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .036 after a loss.
  • Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Nets have a W/L % of .533 after a win and .467 after a loss.