Everyone Messed Around
On this day in 2021, six players recorded a triple-double (points/rebounds/assists):
Draymond Green (16/12/10)
James Harden (40/10/15)
Nikola Jokic (12/10/10)
Domantas Sabonis (18/11/11)
Ben Simmons (13/10/12)
Russell Westbrook (26/14/10)
It’s the most triple-doubles recorded in a single day in NBA history. The previous record of five such players had been set just four days earlier (March 13, 2021).
All told, there were 142 triple-doubles recorded in the shortened 2020-21 season (each team played 72 games), the most in a single season in NBA history:
142 — 2020-21
130 — 2021-22
127 — 2018-19
117 — 2016-17
108 — 2017-18
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