triple-double
noun
tri·ple-dou·ble
ˌtri-pəl-ˈdə-bəl 
basketball
: an instance in which a player accumulates a total of 10 or more in three statistical categories (usually points, assists, and rebounds) in one game
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No one ever played more majors as a pro — 70 — before winning a major for the first time.
2017 — Russell Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s 56-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the season.
2021 — San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove no-hits the Texas Rangers.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Steph Chambers / Getty Images Even with the slow start, Clark is methodically working toward a triple-double with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
—Will Ujek, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Although Doncic registered a 30-point triple-double, Andrew Wiggins, Moses Moody and Gary Payton II made each possession tough for him.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Clark flirted with a triple-double, adding 7 rebounds and 12 assists to her unreal 41 points, including nine 3-pointers.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Russell Westbrook has 57 points — the most in a triple-double in NBA history — 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-106 overtime win over the Orlando Magic.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
That’s the second most triple-doubles in NCAA basketball history for both men and women, coming behind Sabrina Ionescu, who holds the overall record with 26 triple-doubles.
—Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 29 Mar. 2024
Johnson had 13 double-doubles, including a 19-point, 22-rebound, 10-steal triple-double against Oakland.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
While the 25-year-old stuffed the stat sheet yet again, his historic streak of triple-doubles with at least 30 points ended at six games when head coach Jason Kidd pulled him from action during the fourth quarter with the Mavericks up by 33 points.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Steph Chambers / Getty Images Even with the slow start, Clark is methodically working toward a triple-double with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
—Will Ujek, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Although Doncic registered a 30-point triple-double, Andrew Wiggins, Moses Moody and Gary Payton II made each possession tough for him.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Clark flirted with a triple-double, adding 7 rebounds and 12 assists to her unreal 41 points, including nine 3-pointers.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Russell Westbrook has 57 points — the most in a triple-double in NBA history — 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-106 overtime win over the Orlando Magic.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
That’s the second most triple-doubles in NCAA basketball history for both men and women, coming behind Sabrina Ionescu, who holds the overall record with 26 triple-doubles.
—Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 29 Mar. 2024
Johnson had 13 double-doubles, including a 19-point, 22-rebound, 10-steal triple-double against Oakland.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
While the 25-year-old stuffed the stat sheet yet again, his historic streak of triple-doubles with at least 30 points ended at six games when head coach Jason Kidd pulled him from action during the fourth quarter with the Mavericks up by 33 points.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
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