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Quadruple-double
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A quadruple-double is a basketball term, defined as an individual performance in a game in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in four of these five categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. In NBA history, only four players have recorded quadruple-double performances and they are:
- Nate Thurmond, October 18, 1974, Chicago vs. Atlanta; 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks.[1]
- Alvin Robertson, February 18, 1986, San Antonio vs. Phoenix; 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.[2]
- Hakeem Olajuwon, March 29, 1990, Houston vs. Milwaukee; 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks.[3]
- David Robinson, February 17, 1994, San Antonio vs. Detroit; 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks.[4]
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There have been some notable near misses (within 3 total stats of a quadruple double):
- Larry Bird, February 18, 1985, Boston vs. Utah; 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 steals.
- Alvin Robertson, November 19, 1986, San Antonio vs. L.A. Lakers; 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[5]
- Fat Lever, February 18, 1987, Denver vs. L.A. Lakers; 10 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, 7 steals.[6]
- Fat Lever, November 24, 1987, Denver vs. New Jersey; 21 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, 8 steals.[7]
- Alvin Robertson, March 25, 1988, San Antonio vs. Detroit; 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 8 steals.[8]
- Michael Jordan, January 15, 1989, Chicago vs. Boston; 42 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 steals.[9]
- Alvin Robertson, March 18, 1989, San Antonio vs. Utah; 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[10]
- Hakeem Olajuwon, March 3, 1990, Houston vs. Golden State; 29 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 11 blocks.[11]
- Lionel Simmons, November 26, 1991, Sacramento vs. Phoenix; 10 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.[12]
- David Robinson, January 11, 1994, San Antonio vs. Minnesota; 27 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks.[13]
- David Robinson, February 8, 1994, San Antonio vs. Washington; 31 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.[14]
- Clyde Drexler, November 1, 1996, Houston vs. Sacramento; 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 10 steals[15]
- Chris Mullin, February 19, 1997, Golden State vs. Boston; 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 7 steals.[16]
- Mookie Blaylock, April 14, 1998, Atlanta vs. Philadelphia; 14 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals.[17]
- Kevin Garnett, December 14, 1999, Minnesota vs. Atlanta; 22 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[18]
- Mike Bibby, April 2, 2000, Vancouver vs. Dallas; 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals.[19]
- Shaquille O'Neal, June 8, 2001, NBA Finals, L.A. Lakers vs. Philadelphia; 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 blocks.[20]
- Tim Duncan, June 15, 2003, NBA Finals, San Antonio vs. New Jersey; 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks.[21]
It should be noted that the NBA started recording both blocks and steals in the 1973-74 season, so this particular feat has only been possible since then. As such, some people speculate that Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, the two best all-around players before that time, might have each had more than one quadruple-double, as they both were very skilled at blocking shots. Also, other players from the era, notably Jerry West and Oscar Robertson, could conceivably have had quadruple-doubles. However, as not many games of that time were recorded on video and blocks and steals were not official statistics at the time, it will only be speculation. It should also be noted that Bob Cousy was very likely to have recorded a quadruple double in points, assists, steals, and rebounds.
Analogous to a quadruple-double, a quintuple-double can be defined as a performance in which an individual collects at least 10 each of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks in a single game. Since such a feat has never happened in the history of the NBA, the term five-by-five has been coined for a game where a player gets at least 5 each of the five stats listed.
- ^ NBA.com: Nate Thurmond Bio
- ^ San Antonio Spurs History
- ^ HOU/MIL Box Score (1990-03-29)
- ^ SAS/DET Box Score (1994-02-17)
- ^ SAS/LAL Box Score (1986-11-19)
- ^ DEN/LAL Box Score (1987-2-18)
- ^ DEN/NJN Box Score (1987-11-24)
- ^ SAS/DET Box Score (1988-03-25)
- ^ CHI/BOS Box Score (1989-1-15)
- ^ SAS/UTA Box Score (1989-03-18)
- ^ HOU/GSW Box Score (1990-03-03)
- ^ SAC/PHO Box Score (1991-11-26)
- ^ SAS/MIN Box Score (1994-01-11)
- ^ SAS/WSB Box Score (1994-02-08)
- ^ HOU/SAC Box Score (1996-11-01)
- ^ GSW/BOS Box Score (1997-02-19)
- ^ ATL/PHI Box Score (1998-04-14)
- ^ MIN/ATL Box Score (1999-12-14)
- ^ VAN/DAL Box Score (2000-04-02)
- ^ LAL/PHI Box Score (2001-06-08)
- ^ SAS/NJN Box Score (2003-06-15)