Cade Cunningham scored 52 points and handed out 11 assists without a single turnover to lead the Detroit Pistons past the Washington Wizards 144-140 in double overtime on Thursday.
Cunningham shot 16 of 25 from the field and hit 17 of 18 free throws while playing major minutes in the high-scoring thriller, basketsession.com reported. The point guard scored 30 of his points in the fourth quarter and the two extra sessions.
The performance made Cunningham the first player in NBA history to record at least 50 points and 10 assists without a turnover since the league began officially tracking turnovers in the 1977-78 season. He also became the first player in Pistons history to combine 50 points and 10 assists in a single game.
Washington forced the first extra period when Trae Young hit a three-pointer at the regulation buzzer. The Wizards opened the initial overtime with a 7-0 run before AJ Dybantsa tied the score with a mid-range jumper with less than a second left in the first extra session.
Cunningham opened the second overtime with a three-pointer and added a baseline jumper with 25 seconds remaining to push Detroit’s lead to 142-138. Anthony Davis fouled out during the closing stretches of the extra periods.
Ausar Thompson contributed to the Detroit victory with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists for his first career triple-double. Daniss Jenkins added 21 points off the bench for the Pistons.
Washington mounted a heavy offensive attack behind Young, who finished with 37 points and 14 assists. Davis posted 30 points and 15 rebounds, while Alex Sarr scored 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting, hitting his first ten attempts from the field.
The game marked the first time since November 1969 that the Washington franchise featured three players scoring at least 30 points in the same contest. The teams combined for 20 lead changes, 13 ties, and 284 total points before the Pistons secured the victory.
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Dallas Mavericks 133-94 in a lopsided matchup that saw the home team build an advantage of up to 44 points. Bones Hyland led Minnesota with 24 points as a reserve, while LaMelo Ball contributed 22 points, nine assists, and six three-pointers.
Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points with eight assists to lead Philadelphia, while Embiid finished with 20 points and Jaylen Brown added 18. The Sixers turned the game around with an 18-3 run in the second quarter and a subsequent 16-2 spurt bridging the third and fourth periods.
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