The Detroit Pistons were on the verge of creating franchise history, but the Boston Celtics stopped them in their tracks. Heading into their recent NBA Cup matchup against the Boston Celtics, the Detroit Pistons had an NBA-best 13-game winning streak.

Even with their loss to the Celtics on Wednesday, the Detroit Pistons' 15-3 start is tied for the best in franchise history. And they're not happy.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/pistons/onsi as Winning streak has Detroit Pistons in surprising spot in NBA power rankings. The Detroit Pistons hold the league's longest win streak and they are becoming one of the teams to fear in the NBA.

Pistons' NBA power rankings spot includes crazy 2-year turnaround stat from ESPN originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Detroit Pistons ' turnaround has been well documented.

Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics ended Detroit’s winning streak at a franchise record-tying 13, outlasting Cade Cunningham and the Pistons 117-114 on Wednesday night.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/pistons/onsi as Detroit Pistons win streak snapped after rare mistake from Cade Cunningham. The Detroit Pistons are back in the loss column for just the third time this season after falling 117-114 to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden.

Cade Cunningham had 42 points, but missed a tying FT in the final seconds as the franchise-record 13-game win streak ended.

Jalen Suggs #4 of the Orlando Magic celebrates with his teams bench against the Philadelphia 76ers in the first half during the 2025-26 Emirates NBA Cup game at Xfinity Mobile Arena on November 25, 2025 in Philadelphia,

Detroit arrive chasing a place in team history, only to see Boston snatch it away in a tense NBA Cup duel at TD Garden.