How rare is a triple-double?

Triple-doubles are not rare in basketball, and several players have reached triple-double figures in points and assists. However, they are extremely rare in the final minute of a tied game because there are only four moments to record two statistics.

Is a triple-double common?

Triple-doubles are rare. Since the start of the 1984-85 season, there have been 72,798 games played, per Basketball-Reference.com's Play Index. There have been only 1,242 triple-doubles in those, occurring at a rate of just 1.7 percent.

How impressive is a triple-double?

A triple double in basketball is a statistic that occurs when a player reaches double digits in three of five categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. It is a rare and impressive feat, and only a select few players in the history of the sport have achieved it.

Why are triple-doubles so common now?

One of the most common theories is that the pace of the game has increased. If true, each game would have more possessions, which gives players more opportunities to get stats. Pretty simple. I plotted the pace factor² for each season on top of the bar graph for the number of triple-doubles for each season.

Is it hard to get a triple-double in basketball?

Triple doubles are quite rare in basketball, as it is harder than you would think for a player to reach 3 categories of 10+. A typical statline for a triple double could look something like this: 18 points, 11 assists, and 12 rebounds.

NBA All-Time Triple-Doubles Leaders

Who is the youngest person to get a triple-double?

Markelle Fultz – 19 years and 317 days

Markelle Fultz became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double (19 years and 317 days), passing Lonzo Ball who accomplished it earlier this season.

Does anyone average a career triple-double?

Triple-doubles in the NBA

Russell Westbrook holds the record for the most NBA career regular season triple doubles with 199, and is the only player to average a triple-double over four different seasons.

Do you go to jail after 3 doubles?

Doubles occur when the two dice show the same number. In Monopoly, when a player throws doubles he may take another turn. However, if he throws doubles three times in one turn, then he is considered to be "speeding" and must go to jail.

What's so special about a triple-double?

A triple-double is a basketball statistic for a player who, in one game, reaches double digits in three of these five areas: points. rebounds. assists.

Has there ever been a 50 point triple-double?

Only four players other than Luka Doncic have scored more than 50 points in a triple-double: James Harden (three times), Russell Westbrook (twice), Wilt Chamberlain (twice) and Elgin Baylor (once).

Has anyone had a 60 point triple-double?

Luka Doncic went off for a historic triple-double (60 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists) in the comeback win over the Knicks in overtime. Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic put on a career-best performance never before seen in NBA history.

What is the fastest time to get a triple-double?

Jokic recorded the fastest triple-double in league history against the Milwaukee Bucks that year in just 14 minutes and 33 seconds. Jokic's triple-double on Tuesday is the third-fastest. Jim Tucker of the Syracuse Nationals has the second-fastest at 17 minutes, something he set back in 1955.

Who has a quadruple-double?

How often do you have a triple-double?

Triple-doubles are not rare in basketball, and several players have reached triple-double figures in points and assists. However, they are extremely rare in the final minute of a tied game because there are only four moments to record two statistics.

Has there ever been a 20 20 20 triple-double?

Westbrook also became the first player since Chamberlain to record a 20-20-20 game in the NBA. The 32-year-old broke the triple-double record held by Oscar Robertson last NBA season. He also became the only player in the history of the game to average a triple-double in four different NBA seasons.

How many triple doubles does Steph Curry have?

Stephen Curry has 12 career triple doubles, with 10 taking place during the regular season. He has 1 this season.

Do you get 200 if sent to jail?

A player sent to Jail cannot collect $200 salary in that move since, regardless of where his/her piece is or of the path of the board, he/she must move his/her piece DIRECTLY into Jail. A player's turn ends when he is sent to Jail.

Do you collect rent in jail?

Your play does not come to a complete halt while you are in jail in Monopoly. You can still buy, sell, and trade properties and collect rent. You collect the same rent in jail as if you were not in jail, which means you can collect for houses or hotels on your properties.

How many turns do you skip in jail?

If the player does not throw doubles by his third turn he must pay the $50 fine. He then gets out of Jail and immediately moves forward the number of spaces shown by his throw. Even though he is in Jail, a player may buy or sell property, buy or sell houses and hotels and collect rents.

Who was the closest to a quintuple double?

Interesting Fact: The closest to the quintuple-double was from the great Hakeem Olajuwon, and as impressive as his night was on March 3rd, 1990, it wasn't even that close. It wasn't even a quadruple double. Even though it was the nearest statline to 5×10, it was still 5 steals and one assist short.

Has anyone had a triple-double in a half?

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder guard Russell Westbrook achieved a triple-double in the first half of Sunday's playoff game against the Houston Rockets. Westbrook had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at halftime. He grabbed the 10th rebound in the final second of the second quarter.

Has there ever been a 40 point triple-double?

Oscar Robertson has gotten the most career triple-doubles when scoring 40+ points, with 22 triple-doubles.