Cade Cunningham had a career-high 46 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals, his 12th career triple-double, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 137-135 in overtime for their seventh straight win.
Daniss Jenkins made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Cade Cunningham with 1.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 127, and the Pistons outscored the Wizards 10-8 in overtime.
Kyshawn George’s driving layup made it 136-135 with 20.6 seconds left, and Jalen Duren went 1 for 2 at the line with the Pistons up 1 and 17.5 seconds left. The Wizards had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but CJ McCollum missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 7.8 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Wizards 20-17. Cunningham (No. 7 in clutch points, 2025-26) scored 6 of the Pistons’ 20 on 2 for 7 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Cam Whitmore had 2 steals, and the Wizards scored 2 points off them.
Jenkins had a career-high 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals off the bench. Jenkins scored 16 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Wizards, McCollum scored 42 points with 5 3-pointers, and Whitmore added 20 points off the bench.
The Wizards gave up 28 offensive rebounds, about 11 more than usual for the shots the Pistons missed. The Pistons outscored the Wizards 27-14 off turnovers. The Wizards’ starters outscored the Pistons 43-28 in 13 minutes together.