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

DETROIT AP Cade Cunningham scored a career-high points on a whopping shots Daniss Jenkins made the tying -pointer to force overtime and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Washington Wizards - on Monday night Cunningham finished with rebounds assists five steals and two blocked shots becoming the first member to reach all those totals in a tournament since the NBA began tracking steals and blocks in - He helped will the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons to their seventh straight supremacy on a night he shot just for by far the preponderance field goal attempts in the NBA this season Jenkins scored a season-high points and Jalen Duren had points and rebounds as the Pistons improved to - CJ McCollum scored a season-high points for the last-place Wizards but he missed twice in the closing seconds as they lost their ninth straight and fell to - McCollum s -pointer gave Washington a - lead with 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 -pointer that tied it at Duncan Robinson s -pointer with left in overtime gave Detroit the lead for good at - Cunningham shot for from -point range but of from the free throw line in his th career triple-double The previous high in the NBA this season was field goal attempts done by three players Cam Whitmore scored points and Alex Sarr had points and rebounds for the Wizards Up next Wizards At Houston Rockets on Wednesday Pistons Host Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in the second challenge of a four-game homestand AP NBA https apnews com NBA Source