Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points and added 11 assists as the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Washington Wizards 144-140 in double overtime on Thursday night. The game was extended twice by last-second shots from Washington, first when Trae Young's 3-pointer at the buzzer forced the first overtime, and again when rookie AJ Dybantsa's midrange effort with less than a second left sent the teams into a second extra period.

In the second overtime, Cunningham quickly hit a 3-pointer, and Anthony Davis fouled out to hand Detroit the upper hand. The game was still tied within two points in the final minute, but Cunningham scored from the baseline to make it 142-138 with 25.3 seconds left. He finished 16 of 25 from the field and 17 of 18 on free throws. Washington, which had led 128-121 early in the first overtime after scoring the first seven points of the period, has now lost six straight.S1S2

Ausar Thompson recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the first triple-double of his career. Daniss Jenkins scored 21 points for Detroit before fouling out. For Washington, Young scored 37 points but shot just 8 of 23 and added 14 assists, two more than the Wizards' whole team managed in a loss at Indiana the previous night. Davis and Alex Sarr each scored 30, giving the franchise its first trio of 30-point scorers since Mike Davis, Earl Monroe and Gus Johnson for the Baltimore Bullets on Nov. 18, 1969. Kyshawn George scored 14 before fouling out.S1S2

Cunningham's previous career high was 46 points, set just over a year ago, also against Washington. According to OptaSTATS, he became the first NBA player with 50 points, 10 assists and no turnovers since the league began tracking turnovers in 1977-78. The win was Detroit's second against Washington in four games, following a Pistons victory on Monday in which Davis scored 44.S1S2

Detroit next plays at Miami on Saturday night. Washington hosts Houston on Sunday night.S1S2