NBA: Cunningham scores 52 as Pistons win double OT thriller against Wizards

Cunningham became the first NBA player to record a 50-point, 10-assist game without committing a turnover since 1977-78. Cade Cunningham racked up 52 points as the Detroit Pistons edged a double-overtime thriller 144-140 against Washington on Thursday. The Wizards twice extended the game with clutch scores in the dying seconds but could not repeat the trick a third time as the Pistons held their nerve to claim an epic road win.

Cunningham became the first player in NBA history to score 50 points and add 10 assists with zero turnovers, while Ausar Thompson had a triple-double with 17 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds. The Wizards had three starters scoring 30-plus points – Trae Young, Anthony Davis and Alex Sarr – but it was not enough to prevent Washington’s sixth defeat in a row. In a back-and-forth game featuring 20 lead changes, Detroit started slow but built a double-digit lead early in the second half.

It was slowly whittled down by Washington, but the Pistons were clinging to their lead when Cunningham was fouled at 119-118 with less than two seconds remaining.