Ausar Thompson records first career triple-double in 144-140 double-OT win
The Detroit Pistons beat the Washington Wizards 144-140 in two overtime periods on Thursday, November 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Ausar Thompson recorded the first triple-double of his career, with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in 43 minutes.
Cade Cunningham scored 52 points, his personal best, and added 11 assists for Detroit. The Wizards lost their sixth straight game.
Thompson’s line and the defensive numbers
Thompson made 8 of 15 field-goal attempts, went 0-for-1 from three-point range and made 1 of 2 free throws. According to the source, he also had three blocks and three steals, giving him six combined steals and blocks, a season high for him. Other sources confirmed the 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, but did not report the blocks and steals, so those figures come from a single source.
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The performance came after a stretch in which Thompson had started and played well. In six appearances over the two weeks before the game, he averaged 11.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists, according to the source. Over that span he also averaged 2.3 combined steals and blocks, which the source said had made him a useful pick for fantasy basketball managers.
Cunningham and Trae Young lead the scoring
Cunningham’s 52 points were the highest scoring game of his career, and his 11 assists matched Thompson’s total. The Pistons needed two extra periods to beat a Wizards team that had lost six games in a row before this meeting.
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Trae Young scored 37 points for Washington, making 8 of 23 shots from the field. Alex Sarr also scored 30 for the Wizards, and a player named Davis scored 30 as well. The Wizards had not had three players score 30 points in the same game since November 18, 1969, when the franchise was still the Baltimore Bullets. That game was the first time since then that the Wizards had two players reach 30 in the same contest with a third scorer also at that level, according to the record cited in the source base.
Game sheet: Pistons 144, Wizards 140 in double overtime
- Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Result: Detroit Pistons 144, Washington Wizards 140 (2OT)
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Ausar Thompson: 17 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 43 minutes
- Cade Cunningham: 52 points, 11 assists
- Trae Young: 37 points, 8-of-23 shooting
- Washington losing streak: six games
Tip-off time and next game still unconfirmed
The start time of the game was not confirmed in the sources consulted. The next Pistons game and its starting lineup were not checked for this report, so no opponent or date for the next meeting is given here.
It is also unknown whether the sources tracked the search trend for the triple-double in Brazil. The sources reported on the game, but none indicated where the interest came from.
