Cade Cunningham Makes History With 52 Points and 11 Assists, No Turnovers

WHO:

Sportskeeda - Cade Cunningham made history in a game against the Washington Wizards.

RealGM Basketball - Cunningham scored 52 points, had 11 assists and no turnovers for the Detroit Pistons.

RealGM Basketball - Ausar Thompson recorded 17 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds; he said, “He led us through the fourth quarter and overtimes. He did what he does. One person can't just guard him.”

Yahoo Sports - Cunningham shot 16-of-25 from the floor, made 3-of-5 three-pointers and 17-of-18 free throws.

Yahoo Sports - Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said the team “didn't pay attention to the details” on a late-game defensive play. He also said, “We hold ourselves to a higher standard,” and, of Cunningham, “He never ceases to amaze.”

Yahoo Sports - Trae Young scored 37 points and had 14 assists for Washington. Anthony Davis scored 30 points and had 15 rebounds; Alex Sarr scored 30 points and had nine rebounds.

Yahoo Sports - Pistons guard Daniss Jenkins scored 21 points. Thompson recorded his first career triple-double, with three steals and three blocks.

WHAT:

RealGM Basketball - Detroit defeated Washington 144-140 in double overtime. Cunningham’s 52 points were a career high and the fourth-highest single-game total in Pistons franchise history.

RealGM Basketball - Cunningham was the first player since 1978 to record at least 50 points and 10 assists with zero turnovers, and the fifth player since 1977 to post a 50-point double-double without a turnover.

Yahoo Sports - Turnovers were not officially recorded by the NBA until 1977, so it is uncertain whether Cunningham was the first player ever to achieve the statistical line. In the past 49 years, only Michael Jordan, Nikola Jokić and Damian Lillard had scored 50 points with 10 assists and one turnover.

RealGM Basketball - Cunningham said, “It was the best I've ever done it in my NBA career for sure.”

Yahoo Sports - Washington lost despite three players scoring at least 30 points. The Wizards had lost six consecutive games, including two of their previous three against Detroit.

Yahoo Sports - Detroit’s record was 8-3; Washington’s was 4-9.

WHERE:

Sportskeeda - The game was against the Washington Wizards.

RealGM Basketball - The game was between the Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards.

WHEN:

Sportskeeda - The game took place on Thursday.

RealGM Basketball - The game ended on Thursday night.

HOW:

Yahoo Sports - Young tied the score at 121-121 with a three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation. Washington led 130-121 in the first overtime after a Sarr dunk off a Davis lob; Detroit then scored 11 straight points, including seven by Cunningham. AJ Dybantsa’s jumper forced a second overtime.

Yahoo Sports - Cunningham’s three-pointer gave Detroit the lead in the second overtime. Bilal Coulibaly tied the score at 140-140 with a dunk; Cunningham put Detroit ahead for good with a midrange jumper with 25 seconds remaining, and two Kevin Huerter free throws set the final margin.

RealGM Basketball - Cunningham had 22 points through the third quarter and scored 18 in the fourth.

Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points as Detroit beat Washington, 144 to 140, in double overtime. He added 11 assists without a turnover, making NBA history. Ausar Thompson recorded his first career triple-double.