noun
General Slang
triple-double
TRIP-ul DUB-ul · noun · informal
Double figures in three stat categories
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Definitions
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Reaching ten or more in three of points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks in one game.
“Westbrook averaged a triple-double for a whole season.”
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triple-double In A Sentence
Westbrook averaged a triple-double for a whole season.
Origin & Usage
Statistical milestone; term credited to Lakers PR in the Magic Johnson era.
Variants
triple double
People Also Ask
What is a triple-double in basketball?
Recording ten or more in three statistical categories — like points, rebounds and assists — in a single game.
Who has averaged a triple-double for a season?
Russell Westbrook famously averaged a triple-double over a full season, and Oscar Robertson did it decades earlier.
Where does the term triple-double come from?
It's a statistical milestone term commonly credited to Lakers PR during the Magic Johnson era.
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