EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Byron Scott knows a lot about losing. The Los Angeles Lakers coach is in the midst of a 10-game skid, which ties for the franchise’s longest losing streak, but this is nothing compared to the then-record 26-game losing streak he faced during the 2010-11 season as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
That skid was the longest losing streak in NBA history before the Philadelphia 76ers lost 28 straight games between the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Recalling that 26-game losing streak Monday after the Lakers practice at their facility, Scott said there was never a point during it that he felt “beaten down.