Detroit Vs. Los Angeles
As bad as the Los Angeles Clippers have been over the years, it's been some time since they lost 12 straight on the road in a single season.
They'll try to avoid doing so for the first time in 11 seasons when they look to avert a sweep by the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.
Los Angeles (5-21) fell 105-91 to Philadelphia on Wednesday to drop to 0-11 on the road. The Clippers last dropped 12 consecutive away games in one season Dec. 28, 1999-Feb. 20, 2000.
The overall road losing streak reached 15, and coach Vinny Del Negro is searching for answers after watching his team shoot 39.8 percent and commit 14 turnovers that led to 23 points.
"I didn't like our effort at all," Del Negro said. "We were OK in the first half but in the second half they were much more aggressive. We turned it over too much and they got some layups off breaks. Our execution on defense was poor."
That's the opposite of what Detroit coach John Kuester was feeling after his club won 103-80 over Atlanta on Tuesday. The Pistons bounced back after blowing a 25-point lead in a 120-116 home loss to Toronto on Saturday.
