Detroit Pistons home playoff losing streak now at 18 years
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The Detroit Pistons added to their NBA-record home losing streak Sunday night in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs.
The 1-seed Pistons, who went 60-22 in the regular season, lost to the 8-seed Magic, 112-101 on Sunday, April 19, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
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It's their 11th straight home playoff loss, dating to the 2008 Eastern Conference finals. That includes an 0-6 mark in playoff games at Little Caesars Arena.
The Pistons' last home playoff win came in Game 4 of the East finals at The Palace of Auburn Hills against the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics on May 26, 2008 – a 94-75 win to even the series. Antonio McDyess led the Pistons in the win with 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Rip Hamilton scored 20.
Here's a list of the Pistons' home playoff losses since:
Pistons home playoff losing streak
- April 19, 2026: Game 1 of first round vs. Orlando, 112-101, at LCA.
- May 1, 2025: Game 6 of first round vs. New York, 116-113, at LCA.
- April 27, 2025: Game 4 of first round vs. New York, 94-93, at LCA.
- April 24, 2025: Game 3 of first round vs. New York, 118-116, at LCA.
- April 22, 2019: Game 4 of first round vs. Milwaukee, 127-104, at LCA.
- April 20, 2019: Game 3 of first round vs. Milwaukee, 119-103 at LCA.
- April 24, 2016: Game 4 of first round vs. Cleveland, 100-98, at The Palace.
- April 22, 2016: Game 3 of first round vs. Cleveland, 101-01, at The Palace.
- April 26, 2009: Game 4 of first round vs. Cleveland, 99-78, at The Palace.
- April 24, 2009: Game 3 of first round vs. Cleveland, 79-68, at The Palace.
- May 30, 2008: Game 6 of East finals vs. Boston, 89-81 at The Palace.
The Pistons' next chance to end the streak comes Wednesday, April 22, when they'll host the Magic at 7 p.m. (ESPN) and try to avoid going down 0-2 in the series.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Last Detroit Pistons home playoff win was in 2008