Quadruple-double
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 officially recognized quadruple-double performances.
NBA quadruple-doubles
- 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]
Near misses
There have been some notable near misses (within 3 total stats of a quadruple-double):
- Larry Steele, November 16, 1974, Portland vs. L.A. Lakers; 12 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 10 steals.[5]
- Johnny Moore, January 8, 1985, San Antonio vs. Golden State; 26 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, 9 steals.[6]
- Larry Bird, February 18, 1985, Boston at Utah; 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 steals.[7][8]
- Micheal Ray Richardson, October 30, 1985, New Jersey vs. Indiana; 38 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 9 steals.[9][8]
- Clyde Drexler, January 10, 1986, Portland at Milwaukee; 26 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals.[5]
- Alvin Robertson, November 19, 1986, San Antonio vs. L.A. Lakers; 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[10]
- Fat Lever, February 18, 1987, Denver vs. L.A. Lakers; 10 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, 7 steals.[11]
- Fat Lever, November 24, 1987, Denver vs. New Jersey; 21 points, 13 rebounds, 14 assists, 8 steals.[12]
- Alvin Robertson, March 25, 1988, San Antonio vs. Detroit; 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 8 steals.[13]
- Michael Jordan, January 15, 1989, Chicago vs. Boston; 42 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 steals.[14]
- Alvin Robertson, March 18, 1989, San Antonio vs. Utah; 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[15]
- Hakeem Olajuwon, March 3, 1990, Houston vs. Golden State; 29 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 11 blocks.[16]
- Lionel Simmons, November 26, 1991, Sacramento vs. Phoenix; 10 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.[17]
- David Robinson, January 11, 1994, San Antonio vs. Minnesota; 27 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks.[18]
- David Robinson, February 8, 1994, San Antonio vs. Washington; 31 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.[19]
- Clyde Drexler, November 1, 1996, Houston vs. Sacramento; 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 10 steals.[20]
- Chris Mullin, February 19, 1997, Golden State vs. Boston; 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 7 steals.[21]
- Mookie Blaylock, April 14, 1998, Atlanta vs. Philadelphia; 14 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals.[22]
- Chris Webber, February 7, 1999, Sacramento vs. Vancouver; 25 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 9 blocks.[23]
- Kevin Garnett, December 14, 1999, Minnesota at Atlanta; 22 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[24]
- Mike Bibby, April 2, 2000, Vancouver vs. Dallas; 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals.[25]
- Shaquille O'Neal, June 8, 2001, NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia; 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 blocks.[26]
- Tim Duncan, June 15, 2003, NBA Finals, San Antonio vs. New Jersey; 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks.[27]
Speculation
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, two of the best all-around players before that time, in all likelyhood recorded quadruple-doubles themselves, as they both were enormously skilled at blocking shots. Also, other players from the era, notably Jerry West and Oscar Robertson, could conceivably have had quadruple-doubles. However, as blocks and steals were not official statistics at the time, it will only be speculation.
Quintuple-double
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 in which a player tallies at least 5 in each of the five aforementioned stats.
- Jamel Staten, February 2, 2007, Minnesota Ripknees vs. St. Louis Stunners; 29 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.[28]
NCAA Division I men's quadruple-double
- Lester Hudson, November 13, 2007, Tennessee-Martin vs. Central Baptist; 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.[29] — this is the only known quadruple-double in NCAA Division I men's basketball history.
NCAA Division I women's quadruple-double
- Ann Meyers, February 18, 1978, UCLA vs. Stephen F. Austin; 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals.[30] — this is the only known quadruple-double in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.
References
- ^ NBA.com: Nate Thurmond Bio
- ^ San Antonio Spurs History
- ^ HOU/MIL Box Score (1990-03-29)
- ^ SAS/DET Box Score (1994-02-17)
- ^ a b Flirting With a Quad, pg. 15
- ^ San Antonio Spurs History
- ^ Celtics Triple-Doubles
- ^ a b Most steals by an individual in a NBA game
- ^ Nets All-Time Triple-Doubles, pg. 96
- ^ 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)
- ^ SAC/VAN Box Score (1999-02-07)
- ^ 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)
- ^ http://www.abalive.com/news/releases/?newsid=2007020206003 Game summary
- ^ UTM/CBC Box Score (2007-11-13)
- ^ Quadruple-double history