Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points with 11 assists and no turnovers, and the Detroit Pistons outlasted the Washington Wizards 144-140 in double overtime on Thursday night at Capital One Arena after Washington twice extended the game with last-second shots.

Cunningham became the first player with at least 50 points and 10 assists in a game without a turnover since the NBA began tracking turnovers in 1977-78, according to OptaSTATS. He shot 16 of 25 from the field and 17 of 18 from the free throw line in 48 minutes, scored 18 points in the fourth quarter and 30 in the fourth quarter and the two overtimes combined, and tied the fourth-highest scoring total in Pistons history. His previous career high was 46 points, set just over a year ago, also against Washington.

“It was the best I’ve ever done it in my NBA career for sure,” Cunningham said.

Detroit led through the first three quarters, 33-32, 64-61 and 94-90, but the Wizards kept answering. Kyshawn George’s 3-pointer late in the fourth gave Washington a 118-117 lead, Cunningham put Detroit back in front at the line, and after he blocked a Trae Young shot and added two more free throws for a three-point lead, Young drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 121 and force overtime.

Washington opened the first overtime with seven straight points, but Cunningham tied it at 130 with a 3-pointer that carried him past his old career high. Duncan Robinson’s jumper put Detroit ahead, only for rookie AJ Dybantsa, the top overall pick in this year’s draft, to tie it at 132 with a midrange jumper with less than a second left and send the game to a second overtime. Dybantsa finished with five points, eight rebounds and four assists after being bloodied in a collision with Cunningham late in regulation and returning to the game.

Cunningham opened the second overtime with another 3-pointer for a 135-132 lead, and Detroit gained the upper hand when Anthony Davis fouled out. The game was still 140-138 in the final minute before Cunningham scored on a baseline fadeaway with 25.3 seconds left to make it 142-138.

Ausar Thompson recorded his first career triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and Daniss Jenkins scored 21 points for the Pistons, who improved to 8-3 and swept the home-and-home series with Washington.

“He led us through the fourth quarter and overtimes,” Thompson said of Cunningham. “He did what he does. One person can’t just guard him.”

Young led Washington with 37 points and 14 assists, Davis had 30 points and 15 rebounds and Alex Sarr scored 30, giving the franchise three 30-point scorers in one game for the first time since Nov. 18, 1969, when Mike Davis, Earl Monroe and Gus Johnson did it for the Baltimore Bullets against the San Diego Rockets. The Wizards lost their sixth straight game to fall to 4-9.

Detroit visits Miami on Saturday night. Washington stays home to host Houston on Sunday.

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