Wilt Chamberlain's quintuple-doubleWilt Chamberlain, on March 18th, 1968, completed the only quintuple-double in NBA history. Pollack recorded that Wilt finished the game with 53 Points, 32 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 24 Blocks, And 11 Steals.
Averaging a triple-double in a single season: Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook are the only players in NBA history to achieve this feat. During the 1961–62 season, Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game.
Players with the most triple doubles in the NBA all-time as of July 2021
| Characteristic | Number of triple doubles |
|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 181 |
| Magic Johnson | 138 |
| Jason Kidd | 107 |
| LeBron James | 99 |
The averages for his first five NBA seasons are a triple-double: 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 10.6 assists per game. He won the NBA MVP award and became the only player other than Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to win it from 1960 to 1968.
Although most triple doubles include points, rebounds, and assists, it is possible to achieve a triple double using blocks or steals. So long as at least three of the categories are above 10, then it counts as a triple double. Oscar Roberson is the all time leader in the NBA with 181 career triple doubles.
What year did Oscar Robertson retire?
ATLANTA (AP) — Oscar Robertson's NBA record of 181 triple-doubles had stood since 1974 and was once thought to be untouchable — until Russell Westbrook surpassing it became inevitable.
The Oscar Robertson Triple-Double Award is presented annually to the Kings player who best exemplifies winning characteristics, both as an athlete and as a conscientious citizen. Robertson spent 10 seasons with the Cincinnati Royals, who later became the Kansas City Kings before relocating to Sacramento in 1985.
Wilt Chamberlain's Quintuple Double (53 points, 32 rebounds, 14 assists, 24 blocks, and 11 steals)
Russell Westbrook got the most triple-doubles in 2020-21, with 38 triple-doubles.
In the N.B.A., triple-doubles have become increasingly common. There were 142 this season alone, 38 of them by Washington's Russell Westbrook. But in the W.N.B.A., they remain a rarity. There have only been nine, in fact, in the league's 25-year history.
NBA/ABA
| Rank | Player | PPG |
|---|
| 1. | Michael Jordan* | 30.12 |
| 2. | Wilt Chamberlain* | 30.07 |
| 3. | Elgin Baylor* | 27.36 |
| 4. | Jerry West* | 27.03 |
Averaging a triple-double in a single season: Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook are the only players in NBA history to achieve this feat. During the 1961–62 season, Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game.
Hakeem Olajuwon has the most double-doubles in a season, with 72 double-doubles in 1992-93.
| NAME | SEASON | DD2 |
|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 1992-93 | 72 |
| Kevin Garnett | 2003-04 | 71 |
| Andre Drummond | 2018-19 | 69 |
| Dwight Howard | 2007-08 | 69 |
Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook is the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double in three straight seasons. Westbrook needed just three assists entering Friday's game to hit the mark. He got there midway through the first quarter against the Detroit Pistons.
In the fourth quarter of the Washington Wizards' Game 2 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Russell Westbrook hobbled off with an ankle injury. The fan, who was ejected and banned from the arena by the Sixers, apologized to Westbrook in a statement.
Robertson's record of 181 triple-doubles seemed as unattainable as breaking Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, Usain Bolt's 9.58-second 100-meter dash, Rickey Henderson's 1,406 career stolen bases or Bill Russell's 11 championships.
Luka Doncic's triple-double sends Slovenia to first ever Olympic appearance. Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had 31 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to lead Slovenia past host Lithuania 96-85 in Kaunas on Sunday, securing the team's first-ever Olympic appearance.
