Cade Cunningham had a career-high 52 points and 11 assists, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144-140 in double overtime.
Trae Young made a 29-foot 3-pointer on a pass from Kyshawn George with 1.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 121 for the Wizards, but the Pistons outscored them 23-19 in the two overtimes.
Kevin Huerter’s 2 free throws with 11.4 seconds left in the second overtime made it 144-140 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Wizards 32-30. Cunningham (No. 7 in clutch points, 2025-26) scored 18 of the Pistons’ 32 on 5 for 10 shooting and 6 for 6 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Young had 6 of his 14 assists, 1 of them on a basket by AJ Dybantsa that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Bilal Coulibaly that put the Wizards ahead. The Pistons held Young to 2 for 9 on floaters. He has taken 2,446 floaters since 2018-19, the most in the NBA, and made 48.6% of them (the league: 44.9%).
Daniss Jenkins scored 21 points. Cunningham scored 18 of his 52 points in the fourth quarter. The Pistons had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Cunningham and Ausar Thompson set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Wizards, Young had 37 points and 14 assists but shot 8 for 23, making all 17 of his free throws, and Tre Johnson went 1 for 9 from 3. Alex Sarr had 30 points (16 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 12 for 14 shooting. Anthony Davis had 30 points (22 in the paint) and 15 rebounds. The Wizards had 3 30-point scorers.
The Wizards committed 18 turnovers to the Pistons’ 12. They took 29 of their 102 shots in the paint away from the rim (28%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 20%. The Pistons outscored the Wizards 26-12 on the fast break. The Wizards’ starters outscored the Pistons 45-24 in 14 minutes together. Jenkins fouled out for the Pistons, and George and Davis for the Wizards.