"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. His 31 missed shots are the most by a player in a single game since the 1976-77 merger,. The last player to miss that many shots was Rick Barry in 1967, when he went 17 of 50 from the field."
"Of the 1,534 instances of a 45-point game in NBA history, Cunningham had the second-worst field goal percentage (31.1%), behind only James Harden (20.7%) in 2019. Cunningham became just the second Pistons plater with a 40-point triple-double, joining Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas. Jenkins scored a season-high 24 points and Jalen Duren had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons, who 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."
Cade Cunningham scored 46 points on 45 field goal attempts, adding 12 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals to record a 40-point triple-double. He shot 14-for-45 from the field and 2-for-11 from three while making 16 of 18 free throws. Detroit rallied from a late deficit as Daniss Jenkins hit a tying corner 3 to force overtime and Duncan Robinson's 3 with 1:04 left in overtime gave the Pistons the lead for good. Jenkins scored a season-high 24 points; Jalen Duren finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds. CJ McCollum scored 42 for Washington as the Wizards lost their ninth straight.
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