preface
With the advent of the small-ball era, the pace of the game is getting faster and faster, and the increase in the number of offensive rounds has made the statistics more gorgeous, and now players can get triple-doubles as easily as chopping melons and cutting vegetables.
Let's first look at this season, the most triple-double is Jokic, he has recorded a triple-double in 21 of 51 games, and currently averages 24.7 points, 11.5 rebounds and 10.1 assists per game; if nothing else, he is likely to become the third player to average a triple-double per season, and his average assists per game is second only to Harden's 10.8 and Trae Young's 10.3; and is also expected to become the second center assist king, if he reaches the league's first center, I am afraid it will be no longer controversial.
In second place is Doncic (10), and although he has half as many games as Joc, his stats are even more explosive. Except for the 22+10+12 game against the Nuggets, the rest have maintained a 30+ triple-double, especially against the Knicks who played a 60+21+10 super triple-double, which is completely a masterpiece.
Another surprise is Wei Shao, who has also delivered four triple-doubles this season, despite being reduced to the bench. But after all, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and as the king of the historical triple-double, Wei Shao has averaged a triple-double in 4 seasons in 5 years, and has played 42 times in a single season.
Let's get back to business, what if we raise the data to four doubles? That would require a 10+ in assists or blocks, which is something that players can only sigh at a time when the numbers are skyrocketing. Since the NBA introduced these two technical statistics in the 1973-1974 season, only four people have achieved this feat, and the most recent time dates back to the 90s 29 years ago.
Let's take a look at which gods caused this feat? What are their specific numbers?
First place: Nate Thurmond
In the history of the Golden State Warriors, Nate Thurmond is also one of the heroes. Although in the 1963 draft, he was selected by the Warriors with a prospect; But at this time, there is a god Chamberlain on the team, and his rookie season can only play as a substitute; Even so, he averaged 7 points and 10.4 per game and was selected for the All-Rookie Team.
In the second year of his career, because Oxlade-Chamberlain was traded to the 76ers in the middle of the season, Thurmond became the core workhorse of the team; Playing time has also improved a lot, averaging 16.5 points and 18.1 rebounds per game, especially in the game against Baltimore at the end of February, he picked up 18 rebounds in a single quarter, breaking the previous record of 17 rebounds set by Chamberlain and Russell, and he even threw a super large double-double of 30+32.
Thurmond spent 11 of his 14 NBA seasons with the Warriors, arguably keeping his best career here. Throughout his Warriors career, he averaged 17.4 points and 16.9 rebounds per game, averaging 20.5 points, 22 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in his peak season; he also sat on the Warriors' all-time rebounding king.
Let me take a look at his quadruple-double, where Thurmond was sent to the Chicago Bulls at the end of the 1973-1974 season.
With the start of the new season, Thurmond made his debut with the Bulls at the Bulls and Hawks opener on October 18, 1974. At home, he played 45 minutes, efficiently cutting 22 points, 14 rebounds on 8-of-12 shooting, plus 13 assists and 12 blocks; This is only one season after the league introduced the block statistics, and he became the first quadruple-double player in the NBA's official statistics.
Second place: Elvin Robertson
In the '84 "Diamond Generation" draft, in addition to Jordan, Big Dream, Barkley, and Stockton, there is actually another star whose talent and strength are not inferior to these at all, he is Elvin Robertson, who was selected by the Spurs with the 7th pick in the first round. A shooting guard with a very well-rounded ability, especially in defense, especially in steals, can be said to be the ceiling of NBA history.
Even in his rookie season, as a backup for "Iceman" George Gervin, he was still able to steal the ball from enemies 1.6 times per game in just 21 minutes per game. It was precisely because they saw the infinite potential in him that the Spurs finally decided to send team hero George Gervin to Chicago to focus on cultivating him as a hope for the team's rise.
However, Robertson did not disappoint the Spurs, and after entering the starting lineup in his second year of his career, he averaged 17 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.7 steals per game. Not only was he successfully selected as an All-Star, but he also won the Season Steal King, Best Defensive Player and Most Improved Player awards; It was also the first MIP winner in NBA history, and it was this season that he also recorded a quadruple-double.
In 1986, a week after his All-Star Game, the Spurs played the Suns at home on February 18; He took only 36 minutes, shooting 8 of 17 from the field, cutting a super quadruple-double of 20+11+10+10 steals; With his all-around output, the Suns were normally overwhelmed by the Spurs, who eventually won 120-114. In particular, this is the only quadruple-double in NBA history with a steal double-double, and the only backcourt quadruple-double.
Next, let's take a look at his terrifying stealing ability, among the five big statistics, a single steal is undoubtedly the most difficult. Even steal masters like Stockton, Kidd, and Paul have not done it, and Elvin Robertson has done it 4 times alone.
Looking at his entire career, except for 1.6 per game in his rookie season, the rest remained above 2.2 per game, and half of his career seasons reached 3+; He won the steals championship in three of those seasons, and even though he only had a short 10 seasons in his entire career, he still ranked 11th on the all-time steals list with 2,112 total steals; And he averaged 2.7 steals per game in his career, ranking first in history, and the first in history in steals and total steals in a single season.
Unfortunately, because of his vices off the court, coupled with his own bad character flaws, the Spurs decisively abandoned the talented player who had been cultivated for many years after waiting for David Robinson to join. If he hadn't been abandoned, if he and the "Admiral" teamed up, the Spurs would probably have risen without waiting for Duncan to join; He will also become one of San Antonio's celebrities, with every chance of being promoted to all-time superstar.
Third place: Hakim. Olajuwon
Jordan once said: if he were to choose the best team in history, he would not choose O'Neal, Ewing, and also not consider Chamberlain and Abdul-Jabbar; Instead, he will not hesitate to choose Ola Juwon because his skills are so comprehensive that he can help various positions in the team.
As the top pick of the "Diamond Generation" in '84, Ola Juwon is also known as the most versatile center in NBA history. In his first year in the league, he averaged 20.6 points, 11.9 rebounds plus 1.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game; the following year, he led the Rockets to defeat the defending champion Lakers and reach the Finals, but was eventually eliminated by the Celtics 2-4 and missed out on the championship.
However, during Jordan's first retirement, Ola Juwon completely dominated the whole game, and the league won the championship for two consecutive years. Perhaps many fans think that he is "robbing while the fire is hot", but in fact he is completely deserved; The first championship can be said to be a single-core team, first defeating the Blazers led by Drexler, and then leading the Suns to seven games with Barkley in the second round, and the Western Conference eliminated the "Utah Double Evil"; The Finals were dragged into the tiebreaker again by Ewing, and after successfully winning the championship, he also became the only player in NBA history to win MVP+DPOY+FMVP in a single season.
Although the road to defending the title was joined by the "glider", the Rockets did not have a good record, only finishing sixth in the West to reach the playoffs. This also led them to face the top three teams in the Western Conference before reaching the finals; And in the first two rounds, he was forced into menopause by Utah Shuangfu and Barkley, and the Western Conference encountered the Spurs, who had the strongest record, but they were eventually eliminated by him; After reaching the finals, he did not encounter much resistance, and directly swept O'Neill 4-0 to complete the title defense.
Let's take a look at Big Dream's quadruple-double, back in time to the '89-90 season, in the Rockets vs. Bucks game on March 29, 1990; Playing at home, Olajuwon played 40 minutes and scored only 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting on offensive end, but scored 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 blocks; In the end, he led the Rockets to a 120-94 victory, and he also became the third "Mr. Quadruple-double" in NBA history.
In fact, in the game against the Warriors 25 days ago, Da Meng had already played a super quadruple double of 29+18+10+11 blocks, and he also had 5 steals in this game, which perfectly interpreted his all-round ability. Unfortunately, after the game, the league watched the game video again, and then canceled one of his assist counts, missing out on this quadruple-double feat.
Fourth place: David Robinson
Admiral was drafted by the Spurs in 1987 , but he did not have his rookie season until the 89–90 season because of his military service. And he did not live up to the Spurs' 2-year wait, turning in 24.3 points and 12 rebounds plus 2 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.9 blocks in the first year, averaging 10th in the league in points per game, second only to Big Dream, and third in the league in blocks.
He spent 14 years in his career at San Antonio, where he won all the honors of an interior player. Scoring King (1 time) + Rebounding King (1 time) + Block King (1 time) + MVP (1 time) + DPOY (1 time), in addition to being named to the All-NBA Team 10 times, All-Defensive Team 8 times; After Duncan's arrival, he not only selflessly relinquished the position of team leader, but also poured out the game experience, which allowed the Spurs to rise quickly, reaching the championship twice before and after the "OK combination" three-in-a-row championship.
Next, let's take a look at the admiral's super mark of four doubles. In the 1993-1994 Feb. 17 game against the Pistons, Robinson played 43 minutes at home; He scored 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting, had 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks, and eventually led the Spurs to a 115-96 victory, and he became the fourth quadruple-double in NBA history.
Summary:
It's been nearly 30 years since Admiral, and this statistic has never been replicated in the league, which shows that it is indeed too difficult to complete a quadruple-double, but it is not completely out of the chance.
Like Dream Green among current players, in the 2016-2017 Warriors game against the Grizzlies; Green played 38 minutes and contributed an unusual triple-double of 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals; In addition, he has 4 points and 5 blocks to score, not to mention the block, it is indeed a pity that the score is not doubled.
In addition, there are many players in NBA history who have played quasi-quadruple doubles, as follows:
1. Rick Barry: In the Warriors game against the Buffalo Braves on October 29, 1974, he played 43 minutes and got 30+10+11+9 steals, just one steal away.
2. Larry Steele: In the Blazers' game against the Lakers on November 16, 1974, he played 44 minutes, scored 12+11+9+10 steals, and was only one assist.
3. Johnny Moore: In the Spurs game against the Warriors on January 8, 1985, he played 36 minutes and scored 26+11+13+9 steals, just one steal away.
4. "Big Bird" Bird: In the Celtics game against the Jazz on February 18, 1985, he played 33 minutes and scored 30+12+10+9 steals, only one steal away.
5. Michael Richardson: In the Nets' game against the Pacers on October 31, 1985, he played 54 minutes and got 38+11+11+9 steals, just one steal away.
6. "Glider" Drexler: 2 times
The first time was in the Blazers vs. Bucks game on January 11, 1986, where he played 42 minutes, had 26+9+11+10 steals and was only one rebound.
The second time was in the Rockets game against the Kings on November 2, 1996, where he played 42 minutes and had 25+10+9+10 steals and was just one assist away.