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Cade Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons beat Wizards in double overtime
Cade Cunningham scored 52 points for Detroit as the Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144-140 on Thursday.
The game in Washington went to double overtime after the Wizards forced extra periods with last-second shots.
Cunningham also had 11 assists and no turnovers, making him the first NBA player to record 50 points, 10 assists and zero turnovers since the league began tracking turnovers in 1977-78.
His previous career high was 46 points, and his 52 were the most by a Pistons player since Jerry Stackhouse scored 57 in 2001.
Detroit teammate Ausar Thompson recorded his first career triple-double, with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
Washington lost its sixth straight game, despite 37 points from Trae Young and 30 each from Anthony Davis and Alex Sarr.
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Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144-140 in double overtime.
He also had 11 assists and no turnovers, becoming the first NBA player to record at least 50 points and 10 assists without a turnover since tracking began in 1977-78.
The Wizards twice extended the game with last-second shots before Detroit secured the win.
Ausar Thompson recorded his first career triple-double, with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
Washington lost its sixth straight game, while Trae Young led the Wizards with 37 points and 14 assists.
- Who
- The Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards; Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 52 points.
- What
- Detroit beat Washington 144-140 in double overtime.
- When
- Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Washington, D.C.
- Why
- Cunningham's scoring helped Detroit win; the sources do not state a more specific reason.
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Trae Young made a buzzer-beating three-pointer to force the first overtime.
AJ Dybantsa's midrange shot with less than a second left sent the game to a second overtime.
Cunningham made a three-pointer, and Anthony Davis fouled out as Detroit gained the upper hand.
- Final score
- Detroit Pistons 144, Washington Wizards 140
- Cade Cunningham
- 52 points, 11 assists, zero turnovers
- Game format
- Double overtime
- Ausar Thompson
- 17 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists
- Washington losing streak
- Six games
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Cade Cunningham of the @DetroitPistons is the only NBA player with 50+ points, 10+ assists & 0 turnovers in a game (since turnovers were first officially tracked in 1977-78).
“It speaks to who he is…He just understands what it takes to get it done.” Bickerstaff speaks on Cade Cunningham’s career performance, in which he led the #Pistons to a 144-140 double overtime win with a 52 points and 11 assists.
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