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11/10 22:44 CST Cunningham scores 46 points, rallies Pistons to a 137-135
victory over the Wizards in overtime
Cunningham scores 46 points, rallies Pistons to a 137-135 victory over the
Wizards in overtime
DETROIT (AP) --- Cade Cunningham scored 46 points on a whopping 45 shots,
Daniss Jenkins made the tying 3-pointer to force overtime and the Detroit
Pistons rallied to beat the Washington Wizards 137-135 on Monday night.
Cunningham finished with 12 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, helping 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. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA |
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