triple-double

[trip-uhl-duhb-uhl]

noun

1. a score in a basketball game of at least ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists by a single player.

Example Sentences

He came up one rebound shy of a triple-double, dropping 43 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds.

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Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic had a triple-double with 17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds to spark the Denver Nuggets to a 125-115 victory at Memphis.

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Veteran James Harden produced a 41-point triple-double to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 133-127 double-overtime triumph over the Mavericks in Dallas.

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But Jordan Clarkson added 24 points off the bench and fellow reserve Josh Hart posted a triple-double of 12 points 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Knicks withstood a 38-point performance from Miami's Norman Powell.

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It didn’t look like much of a leap Friday, not as the Trojans’ new point guard rolled to just the second-ever triple-double in school history, leading USC past Illinois State with an 87-67 victory at the Intuit Dome.

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When To Use

What does triple-double mean?

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



• steals



• blocks

The most common form of triple-double is made up of points, rebounds, and assists.