Cade Cunningham delivered an absolute clinic on Thursday night, powering the Detroit Pistons to a wild 144-140 double-overtime victory against the Washington Wizards. This wasn’t just any win, either. Cunningham went off for a career-high 52 points in that thriller.
Cunningham Rewrites the Record Books
Talk about an individual performance! Cunningham’s 52 points were insane on their own, but he wasn’t done there. He also dished out 11 assists, becoming the first player to ever hit 50 points and 10 assists in a game without committing a single turnover since the 1977-78 season. That’s a statistic that makes you stop and stare. This kid put the team on his back in crunch time and simply did not make a mistake with the ball. What a statement performance, especially this early in the season.
Wizards’ Historic Offensive Outburst Still Ends in Loss
While Cunningham was doing his thing, the Wizards were also putting up numbers that are tough to believe they still lost. Washington actually had three different players score at least 30 points in the game. That’s a massive offensive showing from multiple guys, but it still wasn’t enough. The Wizards are now the first NBA team to lose a game with three players scoring 30 or more points since the Oklahoma City Thunder did it back in 2023. You just don’t see that every day.
Trae Young led the Wizards with 37 points and 14 assists. Anthony Davis contributed 30 points and a massive 15 rebounds, while Alex Sarr also chipped in 30 points. Despite those huge efforts from Young, Davis, and Sarr, the Pistons held strong. Beyond Cunningham’s heroics, Detroit saw Daniss Jenkins drop 21 points, Ausar Thompson put up a double-double with 17 points and 11 assists (plus 11 boards!), and Duncan Robinson add 13 points. It was a true battle.
What does this kind of historic night mean for Cunningham and the Pistons moving forward? And how do the Wizards bounce back from a game where three guys dropped 30 and it still wasn’t enough? This league is wild, and nights like this prove it.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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