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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Aaron Gordon scored 38 points and Russell Westbrook added a triple-double with 12 points, 12 rebounds, 16 assists, three steals, and two blocks in the big win.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Cunningham led the Pistons with a triple-double stat line that included 25 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and his dramatic game-winning three.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
For their part, the Knicks got a triple-double from Josh Hart as well as 28 points from Mikal Bridges and 23 from Karl-Anthony Towns, with hardly even those numbers required.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Which puts Hart in the ballpark of elite company considering all 14 of his career triple-doubles have come in his last two-and-a-half seasons in New York.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Cunningham led the Pistons with a triple-double stat line that included 25 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and his dramatic game-winning three.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
For their part, the Knicks got a triple-double from Josh Hart as well as 28 points from Mikal Bridges and 23 from Karl-Anthony Towns, with hardly even those numbers required.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Which puts Hart in the ballpark of elite company considering all 14 of his career triple-doubles have come in his last two-and-a-half seasons in New York.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Triple-double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple-double. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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