In the end, all the Detroit Pistons needed to end their NBA-record losing streak was a 12-19 team that had traded away three of its rotation players hours earlier.
The Pistons snapped their 28-game skid with a 129-127 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, leaving them tied with the 2014-15/2015-16 Philadelphia 76ers for the longest losing streak in NBA history. However, those 28 games remain the longest ever losing streak in a single season.
Before Saturday, Detroit's last win had been on Oct. 28. Its record now sits at 3-29.