Overview
- Detroit edged Washington 137-135 in overtime, with Daniss Jenkins tying it at the regulation buzzer from the corner and Duncan Robinson hitting the go-ahead three in OT.
- Cade Cunningham posted 46 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, hitting 16 of 18 free throws and returning after a brief tailbone scare.
- The victory pushed the Pistons to 9-2 and a seven-game winning streak that keeps them atop the Eastern Conference.
- Detroit was without Tobias Harris, Isaiah Stewart, Caris LeVert and Ausar Thompson, and guards Jaden Ivey and Marcus Sasser have yet to make their season debuts.
- Jalen Duren added 19 points and 14 rebounds against Washington after a 21-point, 16-rebound effort in Philadelphia, and earlier Monday Cunningham was named the East’s Player of the Week after a 4-0 run.