On the list of rare statistical accomplishments, the 5×5 stat line represents an extraordinary display of broad impact in one game. When you’re perusing the NBA scores and box scores a 5×5 would be five statistical categories with at least […]
Basketball Triple Doubles
Did Manute Bol really have 31 blocks, 32 points, and 29 rebounds in one game?
Sometime last week, I was finishing up some type of basketball article and as I scrolled toward the bottom of the piece, my eye caught a click bait headline in one of those “You Might Also Like” article grids. It […]
The 17 Players with Most WNBA Triple Doubles in Regular Season History
It’s hard to believe that the WNBA has been around since 1997. It feels like yesterday that the sister league was being introduced in partnership with the NBA a couple decades ago now. Twenty-five years later, the WNBA has seen […]
The 25 NBA Players With Most Triple-Doubles in NBA Playoff History
Putting the ball in the basket is certainly the primary objective in the game of basketball, but scoring isn’t the only thing that one can do to impact a game. One of the more impressive statistical accomplishments that highlights when […]
There’s Been FOUR Quadruple-Doubles (not 5) in NBA History
Since it’s humanly possible to record a quintuple-double, I won’t say that the quadruple-double is the most difficult to pull off in the multi-faceted statistic category. Here are the four NBA players that have achieved quadruple doubles There have been just […]
Here’s the 10 March Madness Triple Doubles in NCAA Tournament History
Not only did the Ja Morant-led Murray State Racers add their name in NCAA tournament history with a huge upset of Marquette last night in the first round of the 2019 NCAA tournament, but the 6-3 guard joined an exclusive […]
The 17 NBA Players with the Most Triple Doubles in One Season
In the history of the NBA, several players have made a reputation for achieving triple-doubles. A triple-double is a stat line when a player accumulates a double-digit number count in three of five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked […]
Russell Westbrook joins Chamberlain with only 20/20/20 triple doubles in NBA history
Russell Westbrook recording a triple double seems like it happens more often than not, so when the Thunder guard pulls off another 10-10-10 game, we shrug our shoulders. However, what Westbrook did against the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers tonight […]
The 20 players with the most PLAYOFF triple doubles in NBA history
We’re all aware of how Russell Westbrook surpassed Oscar Robertson for the most triple-doubles in one season during the 2016-17 NBA regular season. Westbrook would go on to average a triple double for that seasons. Those are unbelievable accomplishments considering both […]
Last Night: Westbrook, Green, LeBron get triple doubles, 6 other NBA players come close
In last night’s calendar of games, three familiar names scored triple doubles while 5 others came very close. 2016-17 leaders in triple doubles LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Draymond Green each added another to their season total after last night’s games. […]
Best Triple Doubles: The 20 triple doubles with most points in NBA history
Russell Westbrook and James Harden are the leading candidates for the 2016-17 NBA MVP and it’s in no small part to the critical role they play for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. It helps that the two are […]
Fittingly, Westbrook scores 100th triple double of the season (and sinks Mavs)
Against the Dallas Mavericks last night, Russell Westbrook not only notched another triple-double but also hit the game-winning shot completing a 14-0 Thunder run to end the game and cementing Westbrook’s name as the leader for the NBA’s regular season […]
The 2016-17 NBA Season will surpass 100 triple doubles (updated)
With approximately two weeks left in the 2016-17 regular season and 99 total triple doubles notched across all players, this season has already accumulated the most triple-doubles league-wide in NBA history. When Ricky Rubio got his first triple double of […]
The 7 NBA seasons with highest triple-double totals (league-wide, all players)
The 2016-17 NBA season was a banner season for triple doubles. That NBA season has seen the most triple doubles in NBA history (and as of this post, it’s not even finished). With at least 22 players contributing at least […]
Draymond Green’s funky “triple double without points” is the first in NBA history
The “points “component of a triple double (or even a double-double) is the easiest category to satisfy. That’s because you can score in a variety of ways — a basket is worth two or three points, you can score and […]
Russell Westbrook is first player to average triple-double since Oscar Robertson
It’s barely a quarter into the season and Russell Westbrook has quickly become talk of the 2016-17 so far. It’s for the same reason he was one of the biggest topics of discussions last season — he’s accumulating triple-doubles at […]
Quintuple-Doubles: Has an NBA Player Ever Recorded a Quintuple Double (10-10-10-10-10)?
In short, nope. No NBA player has ever accomplished a quintuple-double — which is very much like seeing a three-legged flying unicorn and a robotic Lochness monster… in a poly amorous relationship with a Big Foot that has a tentacle […]
Russell Westbrook joins LeBron, Jordan and Larry Bird in stat-stuffing history
Russell Westbrook has had a monster start to the 2016-17 season tallying 116 points, 37 rebounds, and 35 assist in his first three games vs. Philadelphia, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakerss. His first three games, Westbrook has tallied enough […]
The 15 NBA players with the most triple doubles in one season
We’re in the era of the triple double, the once rare achievement is now happening often enough that we’ve now had a few consecutive seasons where triple doubles seem to be happening every other night in the regular season. The […]
The Bulls and Clippers take over home advantage from Cavaliers and Rockets
After a seven game epic series against the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Clippers had enough power to overcome the well rested Houston Rockets, even without Chris Paul, the star of the team. The Chicago Bulls looked like they […]
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