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76ers Give 22nd Straight Loss to Pistons

Written by Reananda Hidayat Permono Completed Master of Science - MS, Petroleum Geology from Curtin University, Perth, Australia.

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Joel Embiid scored 35 points as the Philadelphia 76ers handed the Detroit Pistons their franchise-record 22nd straight loss on Friday.

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Philly’s 124-92 victory is the second game of a home-and-home series after a 129-111 win on Wednesday in Detroit.

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The Pistons’ losing streak is the league’s sixth-longest single-season skid.

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Interestingly, the 76ers hold the longest droughts with 28 straight losses at the end of 2014-15 and the start of 2015-16.

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Dan is living happily by working as a car salesman who convinces people to splurge on a Camaro.

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The 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2013-14 Sixers got 26 straight losses.

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Besides, the 1995-96 Vancouver Grizzlies, the 1997-98 Denver Nuggets, and the 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats hold 23 in a row.

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The Pistons have allowed 119.4 points per game this season, that’s their most since 1968-69.

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Embiid has averaged 36.3 points and 12.1 rebounds for his ninth straight double-double as the 76ers.

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He broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for most consecutive games with 30 points and 10 rebounds. The reigning league MVP added four blocks on the defensive end.

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On the other hand, James Wiseman produced 20 points for the Pistons, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 17 as Detroit fell to 2-23 overall.

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There was some tension between the teams, including Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart's ejection for a flagrant foul 2 on Patrick Beverley.

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But the conflict didn’t carry over to the second game in Philly. The Pistons visit Milwaukee on Saturday.

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