List of NBA career triple-double leaders explained

This article provides three lists:

A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season triple-doubles recorded.

A progressive list of regular season triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

A list of facts of triple-double achievements.

Triple-double leaders

Statistics accurate as of December 1, 2024.^{[1] [2]}

^	Denotes active player
	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration	-	§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024^[3] -->

Rank	Name	Pos	Team(s) played for (years)	data-sort-type=number	Total	data-sort-type=number	Games played	data-sort-type=number	Points per game	data-sort-type=number	Rebounds per game average	data-sort-type=number	Assists per game average
1	^		Oklahoma City Thunder (–) Houston Rockets Washington Wizards Los Angeles Lakers (–) Los Angeles Clippers (–) Denver Nuggets (–present)	200	1,180
2		PG	Cincinnati Royals (–) Milwaukee Bucks (–)	181	1,040	25.7	7.5	9.5
3		PG	Los Angeles Lakers (–,)	138	906	19.5	7.2	11.2
	^		Denver Nuggets (–present)		690			.0
5	^			Cleveland Cavaliers (–, –) Miami Heat (–) Los Angeles Lakers (–present)	118	1,512
6		PG	Dallas Mavericks (–, –) Phoenix Suns (–) New Jersey Nets (–) New York Knicks	107	1,391	12.6	6.3	8.7
7		C	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (–) Philadelphia 76ers (–) Los Angeles Lakers (–)	78	1,045		22.9	4.4
	James Harden^	SG/PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (–) Houston Rockets (–) Brooklyn Nets (–) Philadelphia 76ers (–) Los Angeles Clippers (–present)		1,094
9	Luka Dončić^	PG	Dallas Mavericks (–present)	77	415
10	^		Oklahoma City Thunder Indiana Pacers (–) Sacramento Kings (–present)	62	595
11		SF/PF	Boston Celtics (–)	59	897		10.0
12	^	PF	Milwaukee Bucks (–present)	48	809
13		PG	Portland Trail Blazers (–) Denver Nuggets (–) Dallas Mavericks (–)	43	752	13.9	6.0	6.2
14		PG	Boston Celtics (–) Cincinnati Royals	33	924	18.4	5.2	7.5
	^	PG	Philadelphia 76ers (–) Brooklyn Nets (–present)		348
16	^	PF	Golden State Warriors (–present)	32	832		.0
	^†	PG	Boston Celtics (–) Dallas Mavericks Sacramento Kings Chicago Bulls New Orleans Pelicans Los Angeles Lakers (–,) Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Clippers Cleveland Cavaliers		957
18		SF	Boston Celtics (–)	31	1,270	20.8	6.3	4.8
19		SF	Detroit Pistons (–) Orlando Magic (–) Phoenix Suns (–) Los Angeles Clippers	29	1,026	16.7	6.0	4.1
20		SG	Chicago Bulls (–, –) Washington Wizards (–)	28	1,072		6.2	5.3
21		SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (–)	26	846	27.4	13.5	4.3
22		SG	Portland Trail Blazers (–) Houston Rockets (–)	25	1,086	20.4	6.1
23		PG	New York Knicks (–) Cleveland Cavaliers (–)	23	825	18.9	5.9	6.1
24		C	Milwaukee Bucks (–) Los Angeles Lakers (–)	21	1,560			3.6
		SG	Los Angeles Lakers (–)		1,346		5.2	4.7
	^	PG	Memphis Grizzlies (–) Houston Rockets (–) Toronto Raptors (–) Miami Heat (–) Philadelphia 76ers (–present)		1,151
		PG	New York Knicks (–) Golden State Warriors New Jersey Nets (–)		556	14.8	5.5	7.0
		PF	Golden State Warriors (–,) Washington Bullets / Wizards (–) Sacramento Kings (–) Philadelphia 76ers (–) Detroit Pistons		831	20.7	9.8	4.2
29		PF	Philadelphia 76ers (–) Phoenix Suns (–) Houston Rockets (–)	20	1,073	22.1	11.7	3.9
		SF	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (–) New York Knicks (–)		698	11.3	7.8	4.2

Progressive list of triple-double leaders

This is a progressive list of triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.^[4]

Statistics accurate as of December 1, 2024.

^	Active NBA player
	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration	-	§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024^[5] -->

+Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

BOS		HOU		NOJ		SAC	Sacramento Kings
BUF		IND		NYK		SAS	San Antonio Spurs
CHI		LAC		OKC		SEA	Seattle SuperSonics
CIN		LAL		PHI		SYR	Syracuse Nationals
CLE		MIA		PHW		WAS	Washington Wizards
DAL		MIL		PHX	Phoenix Suns
DEN		MIN		POR	Portland Trail Blazers
DET		NJN		ROC	Rochester Royals

Triple-doubles leader at the end of every season

width=10%	Season!	width=18%	Year-by-year leader!	TD3	width=18%	Active player leader!	TD3	width=18%	Career record!	TD3	width=18%	Single-season record!	TD3	width=10%	Season
	Andy Phillip	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	Andy Phillip	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	Andy Phillip	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	Andy Phillip	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=5	5
1951–52	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	4	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	9	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	9	1951–52
1952–53	Bob Cousy	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	Bob Cousy Andy Phillip	10	Bob Cousy Andy Phillip	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	10	Bob Cousy Andy Phillip	1952–53
1953–54	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	2	Bob Cousy	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	12	Bob Cousy	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	12	1953–54
1954–55	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	3	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	15	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	15	1954–55
1955–56	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2	23	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2	23	Bob Cousy	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2	8	1955–56
1956–57	Red Kerr Maurice Stokes Neil Johnston	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	1	1956–57
1957–58	Maurice Stokes	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	9	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	24	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	24	Maurice Stokes	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=3	9	1957–58
1958–59	Guy Rodgers Bob Cousy	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	3	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	27	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	27	1958–59
1959–60	Tom Gola	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	9	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	31	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	31	Maurice Stokes Tom Gola	1959–60
1960–61	Oscar Robertson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	26	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	32	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	32	Oscar Robertson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	26	1960–61
1961–62	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	41	Oscar Robertson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	67	Oscar Robertson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	67	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=55	41	1961–62
1962–63	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	20	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	87	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	87	1962–63
1963–64	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	26	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	113	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	113	1963–64
1964–65	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	22	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	135	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	135	1964–65
1965–66	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	13	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	148	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	148	1965–66
1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	22	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	155	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	155	1966–67
1967–68	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	31	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	163	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	163	1967–68
1968–69	Walt Frazier	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	170	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	170	1968–69
1969–70	John Havlicek	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	176	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	176	1969–70
1970–71	Norm Van Lier	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	12	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=3	179	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=3	179	1970–71
1971–72	John Havlicek	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	1971–72
1972–73	Bob Kauffman Jerry Lucas* Sidney Wicks	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	4	1972–73
1973–74	Elmore Smith	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	6	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	181	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=47	181	1973–74
1974–75	Pete Maravich	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	John Havlicek	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=4	31	1974–75
1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Alvan Adams George McGinnis	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	1975–76
1976–77	Alvan Adams	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	3	1976–77
1977–78	Dave Cowens Bill Walton	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	2	1977–78
1978–79	Mickey Johnson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	4	Walt Frazier	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2	23	1978–79
1979–80	Magic Johnson Micheal Ray Richardson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	7	1979–80
1980–81	Magic Johnson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	20	1980–81
1981–82	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	18	Magic Johnson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	31	1981–82
1982–83	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	16	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	47	1982–83
1983–84	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	12	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	59	1983–84
1984–85	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	11	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	70	1984–85
1985–86	Larry Bird	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	10	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	73	1985–86
1986–87	Fat Lever	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	16	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	84	1986–87
1987–88	Magic Johnson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	12	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	96	1987–88
1988–89	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	17	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	113	1988–89
1989–90	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	11	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	124	1989–90
1990–91	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	13	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	137	1990–91
1991–92	Michael Jordan Gary Payton Scottie Pippen David Robinson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	2	Larry Bird	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	59	1991–92
1992–93	Charles Barkley	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	6	Michael Jordan	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	27	1992–93
1993–94	David Robinson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	Fat Lever	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	43	1993–94
1994–95	Jason Kidd	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	4	Michael Jordan	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	27	1994–95
1995–96	Grant Hill	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	10	Magic Johnson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	138	1995–96
1996–97	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	13	Michael Jordan	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=2	28	1996–97
1997–98	Grant Hill Jason Kidd	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	4	Grant Hill Michael Jordan	1997–98
1998–99	Jason Kidd	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	7	Grant Hill	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	29	1998–99
1999–00	Jason Kidd Chris Webber	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	Jason Kidd	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	31	1999–00
2000–01	Jason Kidd	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	7	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	38	2000–01
2001–02	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	46	2001–02
2002–03	Kevin Garnett	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	6	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	50	2002–03
2003–04	Jason Kidd	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	9	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	59	2003–04
2004–05	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	67	2004–05
2005–06	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	75	2005–06
2006–07	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	12	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	87	2006–07
2007–08	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	13	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	100	2007–08
2008–09	LeBron James^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	7	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	103	2008–09
2009–10	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	4	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	105	2009–10
2010–11	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	4	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=3	107	2010–11
2011–12	Rajon Rondo^†	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	6	2011–12
2012–13	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	2012–13
2013–14	Lance Stephenson	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	5	LeBron James^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	37	2013–14
2014–15	Russell Westbrook^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	11	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	39	2014–15
2015–16	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	18	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	42	2015–16
2016–17	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	42	Russell Westbrook^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	79	Russell Westbrook^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=9	42	2016–17
2017–18	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	25	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	104	2017–18
2018–19	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	34	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	138	2018–19
2019–20	Luka Dončić^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	17	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	146	2019–20
2020–21	Russell Westbrook^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	38	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	184	Russell Westbrook^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	184	2020–21
2021–22	Nikola Jokić^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	19	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	194	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	194	2021–22
2022–23	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	29	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	198	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	198	2022–23
2023–24	Domantas Sabonis^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	26	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	199	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	199	2023–24
2024–25	Nikola Jokić^	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	8	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	200	align=center style="border-right: solid blue"	200	2024–25
width=10%	Season!	width=18%	Year-by-year leader!	TD3	width=18%	Active player leader!	TD3	width=18%	Career record!	TD3	width=18%	Single-season record!	TD3	width=10%	Season

Facts

• First triple-double in league history: Andy Phillip (Philadelphia Warriors) logged the league's first triple-double on December 14, 1950, versus the Fort Wayne Pistons. He had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.^[6]
• Averaging a triple-double in a single season: Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook are the only players in NBA history to achieve this feat.^{[7] [8]} During the 1961–62 season, Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game.^{[7] [9]} Although Robertson only achieved the feat for a full season once, his cumulative stats over his first 5 seasons gave him an average of 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 10.6 assists per game.^[9] Westbrook is the only player to achieve this feat multiple times, doing so in three consecutive seasons. Westbrook finished the 2016–17 season averaging 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists, and followed it up in 2017–18 with averages of 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 10.3 assists.^[10] In the 2018–19 season, Westbrook averaged 22.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game. After not accomplishing the feat in the 2019–20 season, Westbrook, in his first season with the Washington Wizards, averaged 22.2 points, career-high 11.5 rebounds, and career-high 11.7 assists per game across 65 games in the 2020–21 season.^[11]
• Most triple-doubles in a single season: In 2016–17, Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded 42 triple-doubles.^{[8] [12]}

Rank! bgcolor="#ABCDEF"

Name		Team	NBA season
1		42		2016–17
2		41		1961–62
3	Russell Westbrook	38		2020–21
4	Russell Westbrook	34	Oklahoma City Thunder	2018–19
5		31		1967–68
6		29
7	Oscar Robertson	26	Cincinnati Royals	1960–61
	Oscar Robertson		Cincinnati Royals	1963–64
				2023–24
10	Russell Westbrook	25	Oklahoma City Thunder	2017–18
			Denver Nuggets	2023–24
12	Oscar Robertson	22	Cincinnati Royals	1964–65
	Wilt Chamberlain		Philadelphia 76ers	1966–67
				2016–17
15		21		2023–24
16	Oscar Robertson	20	Cincinnati Royals	1962–63
17	Nikola Jokić	19	Denver Nuggets	2021–22
18		18		1981–82
	Russell Westbrook		Oklahoma City Thunder	2015–16
				2017–18

• Most triple-doubles in road games in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded 17 of 42 triple-doubles in away games.
• Most 50-point triple-doubles in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded three 50-point triple-doubles in the 2016–17 season. James Harden (Houston Rockets) is the other player to record multiple 50-point triple-doubles in the same season, with two in the 2016–17 season and two in the 2018–19 season.^[13]
• Most triple-doubles in a rookie season: Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals) recorded 26 triple doubles in the 1960–61 season. Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) is in second with 12 in the 2017–18 season.^[14]
• Oldest player: Karl Malone (Los Angeles Lakers), aged 40 years and 127 days—the only 40-year-old player to do so—logged a triple-double on November 28, 2003, versus the San Antonio Spurs. He had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.^[15]
• Youngest player: Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder), aged 19 years and 84 days, logged a triple-double on January 2, 2022, versus the Dallas Mavericks. He had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists.^[16]
• Triple-double in final career game: The only players known to have done so are Dwyane Wade, who logged 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on April 10, 2019, for the Miami Heat against the Brooklyn Nets;^[17] Ben Uzoh, who logged 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists on April 26, 2012, for the Toronto Raptors against the New Jersey Nets;^[18] and Wilbur Holland, who logged 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists on April 8, 1979, for the Chicago Bulls against the Detroit Pistons.^[19]
• Fastest triple-double: Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets), holds the record for the fastest triple-double. On February 15, 2018, Jokić recorded the mark 14 minutes and 33 seconds into the game against the Milwaukee Bucks.^[20] The previous fastest triple-double had held for almost 63 years, as on February 20, 1955 Jim Tucker (Syracuse Nationals), in his rookie year, recorded the mark in just 17 minutes, with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a 104–84 win over the New York Knicks.^[21]
• Fewest minutes in 30-point triple-double: Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) On November 20, 2019, Dončić recorded 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists while playing just 25:30 in a 142–94 win against the Golden State Warriors.^[22] Dončić has two of the five fastest 30-point triple-doubles in NBA history and the only player to have more than one in 30 minutes or less.
• Double-triple-double^[23] (at least 20 of any 3 statistics): Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) are the only players to have accomplished this; in a February 2, 1968 game versus Detroit Pistons, Chamberlain tallied 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists.^[24] Westbrook recorded 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 21 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 2, 2019.
• Most points scored in a triple-double: James Harden (Houston Rockets) and Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) hold the record for the most points scored in a triple-double with Harden scoring 60 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists on January 30, 2018, against the Orlando Magic and Dončić scoring 60 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists on December 27, 2022, against the New York Knicks. The previous record was 57 points by Russell Westbrook.^{[25] [26] [27]}
• Most assists recorded in a triple-double: Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons), Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics), and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) are tied for the most assists recorded in a triple-double with 24. Isiah Thomas recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 24 assists on February 7, 1985, against the Washington Bullets. Rajon Rondo recorded 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 24 assists on October 29, 2010, against the New York Knicks. Russell Westbrook achieved this feat twice: 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 24 assists on January 10, 2019, against the San Antonio Spurs and 14 points, 21 rebounds, and 24 assists on May 3, 2021, against the Indiana Pacers The latter was also the 3rd game in NBA history with 20+ rebounds and assists; the first two were the triple-20 games mentioned above.^[28]
• Most rebounds recorded in a triple-double: Maurice Stokes (Rochester Royals) and Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) are tied for the most rebounds recorded in a triple-double with 38. Maurice Stokes recorded 26 points, 38 rebounds, and 12 assists on January 14, 1956, against the Syracuse Nationals. Wilt Chamberlain achieved this feat twice, recording 24 points, 38 rebounds, and 13 assists on March 2, 1967, against the San Francisco Warriors, and 10 points, 38 rebounds, and 10 assists in a playoff game on April 16, 1967, against the San Francisco Warriors.^[29]
• Most steals recorded in a triple-double: Larry Kenon (San Antonio Spurs) and Kendall Gill (New Jersey Nets) share the NBA record for steals in a game with 11, and both have registered a triple-double in doing so. Larry Kenon recorded 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 steals on December 26, 1976, against the Kansas City Kings, and Kendall Gill recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 steals on April 3, 1999, against the Miami Heat.^[30]
• Most blocks recorded in a triple-double: Elmore Smith (Los Angeles Lakers) holds the NBA record for the most blocks in a game with 17, and it was made with a triple-double. He recorded 12 points, 16 rebounds, and 17 blocks on October 28, 1973, against the Portland Trail Blazers.^[31]
• Triple-double not including points: The only occurrence of a triple-double without points was on February 10, 2017, when Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) scored only 4 points, but collected 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals against the Memphis Grizzlies. Green also recorded 5 blocked shots in the game.^[32]
• Longest continuous streak of triple-doubles: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) currently holds the record for the most consecutive triple-doubles with 11. His streak began on January 22, 2019, and ended February 14 of the same year. The previous record was nine by Wilt Chamberlain from March 8 to 20, 1968, when Chamberlain was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers.^[33]
• Longest continuous streak of 30-point triple-doubles: Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) currently holds the record for the most consecutive 30-point triple-doubles with 6. His streak began on February 28, 2024, and it ended on March 9, 2024.^[34]
• Triple-doubles by teammates: This has occurred 16 times in NBA history.^[35] The following is a list of all NBA teammate triple-doubles, with playoff triple-double pairs highlighted in italics. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are the only pair of teammates to achieve this twice, while Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray made history on June 7, 2023, by becoming the first pair of teammates to record triple-doubles in the NBA Finals as well as the first pair overall to achieve 30-point triple-doubles in the same game.

Date!scope="col"

Team	Name 1	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Name 2	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Opponent
			align=right	19	align=right	10	align=right	12		align=right	28	align=right	14	align=right	16	Philadelphia Warriors
^[36]			align=right	19	align=right	15	align=right	15		align=right	23	align=right	20	align=right	11	New York Knicks
			align=right	14	align=right	10	align=right	10		align=right	36	align=right	14	align=right	14	San Diego Rockets
^[37]			align=right	19	align=right	10	align=right	10		align=right	26	align=right	16	align=right	12	Detroit Pistons
			align=right	17	align=right	13	align=right	12		align=right	14	align=right	10	align=right	10	Philadelphia 76ers
^[38]			align=right	41	align=right	11	align=right	10		align=right	15	align=right	12	align=right	10	Los Angeles Clippers
^[39]			align=right	46	align=right	16	align=right	10		align=right	10	align=right	16	align=right	18	Washington Wizards
			align=right	16	align=right	10	align=right	10		align=right	24	align=right	12	align=right	11	Charlotte Hornets
^[40]			align=right	47	align=right	12	align=right	10		align=right	21	align=right	14	align=right	11	Portland Trail Blazers
^[41]	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry	align=right	37	align=right	13	align=right	11	Draymond Green	align=right	18	align=right	14	align=right	11	Portland Trail Blazers
^[42]			align=right	30	align=right	11	align=right	11		align=right	20	align=right	18	align=right	10	Atlanta Hawks
^[43]			align=right	12	align=right	13	align=right	10		align=right	26	align=right	19	align=right	12	Milwaukee Bucks
^[44]			align=right	16	align=right	12	align=right	10		align=right	13	align=right	10	align=right	13	Sacramento Kings
^[45]			align=right	14	align=right	11	align=right	10		align=right	10	align=right	12	align=right	11	Toronto Raptors
^[46]			align=right	32	align=right	11	align=right	11		align=right	24	align=right	12	align=right	10	Houston Rockets
^[47]	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić	align=right	32	align=right	21	align=right	10	Jamal Murray	align=right	34	align=right	10	align=right	10	Miami Heat

• Triple-doubles by opponents: This has occurred at least 42 times in NBA history. Russell Westbrook has been involved in six of these:
  • Tom Gola and Richie Guerin (Philadelphia at New York, January 10, 1960)^[48]
  • Richie Guerin and Guy Rodgers (New York at Philadelphia, February 5, 1961)^[49]
  • Oscar Robertson and Richie Guerin (Cincinnati at New York, October 26, 1961)^[50]
  • Bob Pettit and Jerry West (St. Louis at Los Angeles, November 8, 1961)^[51]
  • Tom Gola and Jerry West (Philadelphia at Los Angeles, December 1, 1961)^[52]
  • Wilt Chamberlain and Dave DeBusschere (San Francisco at Detroit, March 5, 1963)^[53]
  • Bill Russell and Guy Rodgers (Boston at Chicago, January 17, 1967)^[54]
  • Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain (Cincinnati at Philadelphia, March 19, 1968)^[55]
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Frazier (Milwaukee at New York, April 13, 1970)^[56]
  • Oscar Robertson and Sidney Wicks (Milwaukee at Portland, March 24, 1974)^[57]
  • Magic Johnson and George McGinnis (Los Angeles at Denver, November 16, 1979)^[58]
  • Larry Bird and Micheal Ray Richardson (Boston at New York, March 24, 1981)^[59]
  • Magic Johnson and Mychal Thompson (Los Angeles at Portland, April 5, 1983)^[60]
  • Magic Johnson and Jeff Ruland (Los Angeles at Washington, February 10, 1984)^[61]
  • Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Dallas at Houston, April 11, 1995)^[62]
  • Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Phoenix at Houston, March 22, 1997)^[63]
  • Gary Payton and Chris Webber (Seattle at Sacramento, April 18, 2000)^[64]
  • Jason Kidd and Jay Williams (New Jersey at Chicago, November 9, 2002)^[65]
  • Tracy McGrady and Jason Kidd (Orlando at New Jersey, February 23, 2003)^[66]
  • Caron Butler and Baron Davis (Washington at Golden State, November 23, 2007)^[67]
  • Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams (Orlando at Philadelphia, December 3, 2013)^[68]
    • Oladipo and Carter-Williams were both rookies when accomplishing the feat, marking the first and only time in NBA history that two rookies have recorded triple-doubles in the same game. These were the first career triple-doubles for both players. The last time that two players had recorded their first career triple-doubles in the same game was when Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott (Detroit Pistons) did it on March 14, 1964 (they were not rookies).^[69]
  • Russell Westbrook and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, March 6, 2016)^[70]
  • LeBron James and Stephen Curry (Cleveland at Golden State, June 4, 2017)^[71]
  • Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Denver at Milwaukee, February 15, 2018)^[72]
  • D'Angelo Russell and Kyle Lowry (Brooklyn at Toronto, March 23, 2018)^[73]
  • LeBron James and Ben Simmons (Cleveland at Philadelphia, April 6, 2018)^[74]
  • Ben Simmons and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Philadelphia at Milwaukee, October 24, 2018)^[75]
  • Ben Simmons and Russell Westbrook (Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, February 28, 2019)^[76]
  • Elfrid Payton and Luka Dončić (New Orleans at Dallas, March 18, 2019)^[77]
  • LeBron James and Luka Dončić (Los Angeles at Dallas, November 1, 2019)^[78]
  • Ben Simmons and James Harden (Philadelphia at Houston, January 3, 2020)^[79]
  • James Harden and Trae Young (Houston at Atlanta, January 8, 2020)^[80]
    • With Harden and Young scoring 41 and 42 points, respectively, this was the first time in NBA history opposing players recorded 40-point triple doubles.^[81]
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook (Milwaukee at Washington, March 13, 2021)^[82]
  • James Harden and Domantas Sabonis (Brooklyn at Indiana, March 17, 2021)^[83]
  • Russell Westbrook and Domantas Sabonis (Washington at Indiana, May 8, 2021)^[84]
  • LaMelo Ball and Russell Westbrook (Charlotte at Los Angeles, November 8, 2021)^[85]
  • James Harden and Russell Westbrook (Brooklyn at Los Angeles, December 25, 2021)^[86]
  • James Harden and Dejounte Murray (Brooklyn at San Antonio, January 21, 2022)^[87]
  • Josh Giddey and Julius Randle (Oklahoma City at New York, February 14, 2022)
  • Domantas Sabonis and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Sacramento at Milwaukee, January 14, 2024)^[88]
  • Jaylen Brown and Alperen Şengün (Boston at Houston, January 21, 2024)
  • Austin Reaves and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Los Angeles at Milwaukee, March 26, 2024)
  • Domantas Sabonis and LeBron James (Sacramento at Los Angeles, October 26, 2024)

See also

• NBA records
• List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders

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