Pop the champagne 76' - 77' Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You still at least share the longest losing steak in the 4 major teams sports. Cavs win! Cavs win! (I wish they had lost). The Cavaliers defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 126 - 119 in overtime to avoid their 27th consecutive loss.
Longest Losing Streaks Among the NFL, NBA, MLB, & NHL
NBA: 2010 - 2011 Cleveland Cavaliers (26)
NFL: 1976 - 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (26)
MLB: 1961 Philadelphia Phillies (23)
NHL: 1974 - 1975 Washington Capitals & 1992 - 1993 San Jose Sharks (17)
Note: Baseballs Cleveland Spiders lost 24 consecutive games prior to the National and American League format in 1899 (pure comedy this was a Cleveland team).*
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Hell Yeah, Cleveland Rocks! LeBron who!?
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