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The Detroit Pistons will certainly be glad to see the back of November.
That's because the struggling franchise lost all 15 of their games over the course of the last month - including Thursday night's 118-112 defeat by the Knicks.
The Pistons haven't won, either in the regular season or in-season tournament, since October 28 when they beat the Bulls.
It means this current crop of Piston players are currently on the worst losing streak in franchise history with 16 consecutive losses.
Detroit's previous longest run without a win was 14 straight games, which they managed to accomplish in three different seasons: 1979-80, 1993-94 and 2021-22.
Detroit continued their abysmal form with a 16th consecutive defeat on Thursday at the Knicks
Monty Williams' team lost all 15 of their games over the course of November and 16 in a row
The Pistons have also just posted the first winless month with over 10 games played since the 76ers lost every game in November 2015.
The Pistons had no answer for New York's Jalen Brunson, who scored 42 points, and Julius Randle, who contributed 29 points and 10 rebounds.
RJ Barrett also put up 15 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 12, including two crucial 3-pointers down the stretch for the Knicks, who have won their last two games.
New York improved to 9-0 against teams who currently have losing records.
Cade Cunningham scored 31 points and Killian Hayes shot 10 for 13 from the field to finish with 23 for the Pistons. They have also lost 13 in a row against the Knicks.
New York avoided what would have been a letdown loss after beating Charlotte on Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.
New York Knicks duo Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson dominated at Madison Square Garden
The Knicks and Pistons were tied eight times in the third quarter before Marvin Bagley's alley-oop gave Detroit an 87-85 advantage with 16 seconds left.
Brunson found DiVincenzo near the New York bench on consecutive possessions, and he hit back-to-back 3-pointers within a span of 45 seconds in the fourth quarter to put the Knicks ahead 109-103.
Cunningham made a free throw to cut the deficit to 111-106 after the replay center ruled a Knicks coach´s challenge unsuccessful. Randle made two straight baskets to extend New York´s lead to 115-106 with 1:13 remaining in the game.
Brunson scored 16 points in the opening period to help the Knicks take a 31-17. He shot 5 for 8 from the field, including 3 for 4 from long distance.
The Pistons fell behind by 16 points to start the second quarter but closed out the half with back-to-back 3-pointers from Cunningham to make it 54-all.
The Pistons will have another chance to snap their losing streak when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
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