who averaged a triple double in the nba
Double (basketball) A triple-double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in three of the five categories in a game. The most common way to achieve a triple-double is through points, rebounds, and assists. Oscar Robertson leads the all-time NBA list with 181 career triple-doubles and is, with Russell Westbrook, one of only two players ever to average a triple-double for a season. Westbrook currently holds the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42 and is the only person to average a triple-double for two consecutive seasons.
Talk:Quadruple-double "The NBA officially recognizes four quadruple-doubles"; "The NBA does not recognize this as a quadruple-double in his biography". Please clarify this. â€”Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.207.219.120 (talk) 07:00, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Kobe Bryant With career averages of 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game,[293] he is considered one of the most complete players in NBA history.[343] He was the first player in NBA history to have at least 30,000 career points and 6,000 career assists,[331] and is one of only four players with 25,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 6,000 assists.[344] Bryant led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.[4] His 81-point performance against Toronto in 2006 was the second-highest in NBA history,[345] behind only Chamberlain's 100. He has scored at least 50 points 24 times in his career, which is third in league history behind Jordan (31) and Chamberlain (118);[264] six times Bryant scored at least 60.[346] He was just the third player in NBA history to average 40 points in a calendar month, which he has accomplished four times.[h] Bryant was voted the league MVP in 2008 and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference.[347] In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. men's basketball team, occasionally referred to as "The Redeem Team".[348] He won another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He led the Lakers to two more championships in 2009 and 2010, winning the Finals MVP award on both occasions.
Double (basketball) A triple-double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in three of five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots—in a game. The most common way for a player to achieve a triple-double is with points, rebounds, and assists, though on occasion players may record 10 or more steals or blocked shots in a game.[12] The origin of the term "triple-double" is unclear. Some sources claim that it was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director Bruce Jolesch in the 1980s in order to showcase Magic Johnson's versatility,[13][14] while others claim that it was coined by then Philadelphia 76ers media relations director Harvey Pollack in 1980.[15][16] The triple-double became an officially recorded statistic during the 1979–80 season.