Lowly Pistons Lose 8th in a Row

Sunday night in Cleveland.

The Pistons could have really used a win Sunday night in their battle against the Cleveland Cavaliers in an away game at Quicken Loans Arena. Instead, they lost 121-104 to chalk up their eighth loss in a row.

On Tuesday, it probably won't get a lot easier, except that they'll be playing the Cavaliers at home at Little Caesars Arena.

Of course, it hasn't helped that the team's key players have been injured.

The Pistons are 3-12 since Reggie Jackson went down with a right ankle sprain, Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press reports. Avery Bradley also missed Sunday night's game with a sore right hamstring.

The Pistons are 22-26 and are in the ninth slot -- one position out of a playoff spot.