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Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons

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1-10, 1-5 Away
Final
135 - 137

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Cunningham scores 46 points, rallies Pistons to a 137-135 victory over the Wizards in overtime

Washington Wizards vs. Detroit Pistons: Game Highlights

Cunningham finished with 12 rebounds, 11 assists, five steals and two blocked shots, becoming the first player to reach all those totals in a game since the NBA began tracking steals and blocks in 1973-74.

He helped will the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons to their seventh straight victory on a night he shot just 14 for 45, by far the most field goal attempts in the NBA this season.

Jenkins scored a season-high 24 points and Jalen Duren had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Pistons improved to 9-2.

CJ McCollum scored a season-high 42 points for the last-place Wizards, but he missed twice in the closing seconds as they lost their ninth straight and fell to 1-10.

McCollum's 3-pointer gave Washington a 117-108 lead with 4:05 remaining in regulation. But Cunningham, the reigning Eastern Conference player of the week, brought the Pistons back and they tied it when he inbounded to Jenkins in the corner for a 3-pointer that tied it at 127.

Duncan Robinson's 3-pointer with 1:04 left in overtime gave Detroit the lead for good at 134-133.

Cunningham shot 2 for 11 from 3-point range but 16 of 18 from the free throw line in his 12th career triple-double. The previous high in the NBA this season was 32 field goal attempts, done by three players.

Cam Whitmore scored 20 points and Alex Sarr had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Wizards.

Up next Wizards: At Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

Pistons: Host Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in the second game of a four-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 135 - 137
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 135 - 137
5th 2.3 CJ McCollum defensive rebound 135 - 137
5th 6.6 Paul Reed misses free throw 2 of 2 135 - 137
5th 6.6 Pistons offensive team rebound 135 - 137

Statistics

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50-95 FG 47-114
53 Field Goal % 41
15-38 3PT 13-41
39 Three Point % 32
20-26 FT 30-38
77 Free Throw % 79
46 Rebounds 63
11 Offensive Rebounds 28
35 Defensive Rebounds 35
26 Assists 27
10 Steals 16
6 Blocks 5
20 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 2
20 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
22 Fast Break Points 21
58 Points in Paint 54
28 Fouls 18
13 Largest Lead 7
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaac Jones, C Day-To-Day Dec 14
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Sarr, C Out Dec 14
Malaki Branham, G Out Dec 13
Khris Middleton, F Out Dec 13
Bilal Coulibaly, G Out Dec 3
Corey Kispert, F Out Nov 27

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 17,994 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 15 11 .577 - L1
Miami 14 11 .560 0.5 L4
Atlanta 15 12 .556 0.5 W1
Charlotte 8 18 .308 7 W1
Washington 4 20 .167 10 W1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 5 W3 0.8 20
Cleveland 6 12 L1 0.5555556 15
Milwaukee 10 16 L1 0.4074074 11
Chicago 10 15 L1 0.4 10
Indiana 14.5 20 L2 0.23076923 6
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