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Detroit Pistons 144–140 Washington Wizards: Cade Cunningham's career-high 52 points make NBA history in double overtime

The Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144–140 in double overtime at Capital One Arena on Thursday 12 November 2026. Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points with 11 assists and no turnovers — the first 50-point, 10-assist game without a turnover since the NBA began tracking turnovers in 1977–78. Washington twice forced extra time with last-second shots and had three 30-point scorers, but lost its sixth straight game; Detroit improved to 8–3.

Verified The Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144–140 in double overtime at Capital One Arena in Washington on Thursday 12 November 2026 in an NBA regular-season game. Regulation ended 121–121: Cunningham's two free throws put Detroit ahead 121–118 with under two seconds left, and Trae Young hit a contested three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime. The first overtime ended 132–132 after rookie AJ Dybantsa's jumper with under a second left; Detroit outscored Washington 12–8 in the second overtime, Cunningham opening it with a three-pointer and hitting a fadeaway for 142–138 with 25.3 seconds left before Kevin Huerter sealed it at the line.

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Final: Detroit Pistons 144, Washington Wizards 140 in double overtime at Capital One Arena — regulation ended 121–121.
Cunningham's 52 points, 11 assists and zero turnovers are a first in the NBA since turnovers were first tracked in 1977–78; his previous career high was 46.
Ausar Thompson's first career triple-double (17 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) backed Cunningham for Detroit.

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Washington had three 30-point scorers — Young 37, Davis 30, Sarr 30 — and still lost a sixth straight game.

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Washington refused to fold twice: Young beat the regulation buzzer from three to tie the game at 121, and after Detroit had taken a 132–130 lead in the first overtime, rookie Dybantsa tied it again with under a second left. Cunningham settled it in the second overtime, scoring the fadeaway that made it a four-point game with 25.3 seconds left — 30 of his 52 points came from the fourth quarter on.

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✓ VerifiedThe Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144–140 in double overtime at Capital One Arena in Washington on Thursday 12 November 2026 in an NBA regular-season game. Regulation ended 121–121: Cunningham's two free throws put Detroit ahead 121–118 with under two seconds left, and Trae Young hit a contested three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime. The first overtime ended 132–132 after rookie AJ Dybantsa's jumper with under a second left; Detroit outscored Washington 12–8 in the second overtime, Cunningham opening it with a three-pointer and hitting a fadeaway for 142–138 with 25.3 seconds left before Kevin Huerter sealed it at the line.Sportradar — Washington Wizards v Detroit Pistons match record, NBA regular season, 12 Nov 2026 · Reuters — Cade Cunningham's career-high 52 carry Pistons past Wizards in 2OT (13 Nov 2026) · Associated Press via theScore — Cade drops career-high 52 in historic night as Pistons outlast Wizards in 2 OT (12 Nov 2026)
✓ VerifiedCade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points — 30 of them in the fourth quarter and the two overtimes, 18 in the fourth quarter alone — with 11 assists, five rebounds, one steal and one block, shooting 16 of 25 from the field and 17 of 18 from the free-throw line, and he did not commit a turnover. He became the first NBA player to record a 50-point, 10-assist game without a turnover since individual turnovers began being tracked in 1977–78. His previous career high was 46 points, set against Washington just over a year ago.Reuters — Cade Cunningham's career-high 52 carry Pistons past Wizards in 2OT (13 Nov 2026) · Associated Press via theScore — Cade drops career-high 52 in historic night as Pistons outlast Wizards in 2 OT (12 Nov 2026)
✓ VerifiedAusar Thompson recorded his first career triple-double for Detroit with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Daniss Jenkins added 21 points and Paul Reed 13 points with 11 rebounds.Reuters — Cade Cunningham's career-high 52 carry Pistons past Wizards in 2OT (13 Nov 2026) · Detroit Free Press — Cade Cunningham puts up 52 points as Pistons edge Wizards in 2 OT (12 Nov 2026)
✓ VerifiedWashington had three 30-point scorers: Trae Young scored 37 points with 14 assists, Anthony Davis 30 points with 15 rebounds, and Alex Sarr 30 points — the franchise's first trio of 30-point scorers in one game since Mike Davis, Earl Monroe and Gus Johnson for the Baltimore Bullets on 18 November 1969, AP reports. Davis fouled out in the second overtime. Washington has lost six straight games; Detroit improved to 8–3 and Washington fell to 4–9.Associated Press via theScore — Cade drops career-high 52 in historic night as Pistons outlast Wizards in 2 OT (12 Nov 2026) · Reuters — Cade Cunningham's career-high 52 carry Pistons past Wizards in 2OT (13 Nov 2026) · NBA (YouTube) — PISTONS at WIZARDS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | November 12, 2026

What we know / what we don't know yet

What we know

The final score, the period scores, Cunningham's record line and both teams' records, from the match data record and the NBA's own figures, with Reuters and AP in agreement.

What we don't know yet

Any injury update on AJ Dybantsa, who was bloodied in a collision with Cunningham in the fourth quarter but played on and forced the second overtime — no update was in the reports read.

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