Okay, so, I’ve been meaning to dig into this for a while now, and today I finally got around to it. I wanted to find out who’s got the most 30-point triple-doubles in NBA history. Yeah, sounds kinda nerdy, but I’m a huge basketball fan, and these stats always get me hyped!
So, first thing I did was hit up the internet. I mean, where else do you go for this kind of info, right? I started by just typing in “most 30-point triple-doubles” into the search bar. You wouldn’t believe the amount of stuff that popped up.
- I skimmed through a bunch of articles, forums, and some random sports blogs. Lots of names were being thrown around – LeBron, obviously, and some older players like Oscar Robertson.
- Then I landed on this one site – I think it was called StatMuse or something – that seemed pretty legit. They had a whole database of game-level data for triple-doubles, going way back to the 1950-51 season. Pretty cool, right?
I started digging through their data. It was a bit overwhelming at first, with all the numbers and tables. But I managed to narrow it down to players who scored 30 or more points while getting those triple-doubles. This is where it got really interesting.
Turns out, this guy Oscar Robertson is the king of 30-point triple-doubles. I found out he had a whopping 106 of them! That’s just insane if you think about it. Like, how do you even do that?
I also stumbled upon some other interesting tidbits while I was at it:
- Apparently, Giannis Antetokounmpo recently got his first 40-point triple-double. I saw the highlights, and the dude was a beast!
- And Karl Malone, the Mailman, he’s got the most 30-point double-doubles, with 307. Not the same as triple-doubles, but still, that’s some serious scoring and rebounding.
- There was also something about LeBron James notching his 40th 30-point triple-double, just a month before turning 40. What a legend, seriously.
- Oh, and there was this other player, Andy Phillip, who apparently had 10 of these 30-point triple-doubles back in the day.
The Final Result
So, after all that digging and data crunching, it’s clear as day: Oscar Robertson is the undisputed champ of 30-point triple-doubles. It’s wild to think about how dominant he must have been back in his prime. I mean, 106 of these games? That’s a record that might just stand forever. I spent the whole afternoon on this, and honestly, it was totally worth it. Now I have this cool piece of trivia to share with my buddies during our next basketball debate!
