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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham became the first NBA player to record 50 or more points with 10-plus assists and no turnovers in a 144-140 win over the Washington Wizards in double overtime on Thursday.
Turnovers weren’t officially recorded by the NBA until 1977, so it isn’t certain that Cunningham is the first player to ever post that stat line. However, only three players in the past 49 years — Michael Jordan, Nikola Jokic and Damian Lillard — had scored 50 with 10 assists and 1 turnover. (Hat tip to Yahoo Sports’ Dan Devine for that factoid.)
Cunningham finished with a career-high 52 points, shooting 16-of-25 from the floor (including 3-for-5 on 3-pointers) and making 17 of 18 free throws in Detroit’s win.
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Washington lost — and dropped to 4-9 — despite three players scoring 30 or more points. Trae Young tallied 37 points with 14 assists, while both Anthony Davis and Alex Sarr added 30. Davis also grabbed 15 rebounds and Sarr added 9. The Wizards have lost six consecutive games, including two of their past three to the Pistons.
The Pistons and Wizards played a close game throughout regulation, trading the lead back and forth during the fourth quarter.
With 1.8 seconds left in regulation out of a timeout, Young caught the ball on the right wing and hit a game-tying 3-pointer with two players defending him. It was 121-121.
Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff was not happy about allowing Young’s shot, saying “we didn’t pay attention to the details.”
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“We hold ourselves to a higher standard,” he added. “In certain moments when we have to be able to generate a stop, we gotta be able to trust each other.”
In the first overtime period, the Wizards ran out to a 130-121 lead capped by a Sarr dunk off a lob from Davis. From there, the Pistons went on an 11-2 run — with 7 points from Cunningham — to go back on top. Yet Wizards rookie AJ Dybantsa hit a jumper from the free-throw line to extend the game to another overtime period.
A 3-pointer by Cunningham gave Detroit the advantage in the second overtime, a narrow lead the Pistons would hold until 1:10 remaining when Bilal Coulibaly tied…
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Author : Ian Casselberry
Publish date : 2026-11-13 03:19:00
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