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Oldest NBA Players With a Triple Double
Early on in the 2014-2015 NBA Season, we’ve seen two dinosaurs of the game record triple doubles, something you don’t really expect from old and falling apart players. However, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant are special, putting themselves among a select few to get that 10-10-10 mark (or better) past the age of 36, joining the likes of Karl Malone, Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd among others.
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Michael Carter-Williams & Victor Oladipo With the Double Rookie Triple-Double
Both the Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic aren’t going to win the NBA title, and probably not reach the playoffs, although you never know in the super weak Eastern conference. However, while they stride towards a lottery pick, the least they can do is entertain. If seeing a 126-125 win for the Sixers in double overtime isn’t enough, we also got to see, for the first time ever, two rookies on opposite sides of the ball, Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams, recording triple doubles in the same game.
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On LeBron James Being Clutch and His Triple Doubles
A triple double is usually taken as an example to measure excellence in basketball, but when so many of them happen during losses, you can’t help but feel it’s another statistic being greatly overrated. LeBron James is a great basketball player, one of the best of all-time, but the triple doubles aren’t the measuring stick we should be using.
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Most NBA Playoff Triple Double Games in the Last Decade
The 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists effort from LeBron James gave him his ninth postseason triple double, trailing only Rajon Rondo in that category over the last decade, although with his game winner just before the buzzer he did become the first player to grab the TD and hit a game winner in the same playoff game.
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Rajon Rondo Proves His Uniqueness Against Knicks
Rajon Rondo became only the third player in the last 25 years to record a 15-15-15, finishing with another triple double (18 points, 17 rebounds, 20 assists), despite the trade rumors and the Jeremy Lin hype, leading the Boston Celtics to a 115-111 win over the New York Knicks in overtime.
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Durant, Ibaka and Thunder Combine For Historic Night
Kevin Durant scored 51 points, combining with Russell Westbrook for 91, being the first duo to both score over 40 since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in 1996, while Serge Ibaka had a points-rebounds-blocks triple double, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a thrilling 124-118 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets.
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The Lost Art of the Triple Double
Rajon Rondo’s fantastic night against the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls was only the sixth triple double this season by an NBA player, with Rondo going for 32 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists. He is the first player this year to notch multiple triple double games, which seem to be more and more of a rarity these days.
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Best Individual Performances of the Conference Semi Finals
Again LeBron making three appearances, but despite his personal stats, they’re not enough to get by the Celtics, losing 4-2 in the conference semi finals. His own fault? Teammates? The big question and focus gears towards free agency and where he’ll be going. For now, we’ll settle for reviewing him and two other players and their remarkable performances in the semi final series’.
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Eddie House Catches on Fire as Celtics Tie Things up With the Magic
Eddie House, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen were too much for the Orlando Magic last night who didn’t have anyone rising for the challenge against the Celtics. Boston beat Orlando 112-94 with relative ease despite only 3 points from Paul Pierce, tying the series at 1-1 before heading to Orlando.