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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[edit] Near misses
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 (in 3 quarters; he did not play 4th quarter due to the Celtics' large lead).[5]
- Alvin Robertson, March 18, 1989, San Antonio vs. Utah; 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[6]
- Hakeem Olajuwon, March 3, 1990, Houston vs. Golden State; 29 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 11 blocks.[7] The initial boxscore read 10 assists, but the figure was corrected by the league.
- Lionel Simmons, November 26, 1991, Sacramento vs. Phoenix; 10 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.[8]
- David Robinson, January 11, 1994, San Antonio vs. Minnesota; 27 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 8 blocks.[9]
- David Robinson, February 8, 1994, San Antonio vs. Washington Bullets; 31 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 blocks.[10]
- Clyde Drexler, November 1, 1996, Houston vs. Sacramento; 25 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 10 steals[11]
- Chris Mullin, February 19, 1997, Golden State vs. Boston; 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 7 steals.[12]
- Mookie Blaylock, April 14, 1998, Atlanta vs. Philadelphia; 14 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals.[13]
- Kevin Garnett, December 14, 1999, Minnesota vs. Atlanta; 22 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 7 steals.[14]
- Mike Bibby, April 2, 2000, Vancouver vs. Dallas; 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals.[15]
- Shaquille O'Neal, June 8, 2001, Playoffs, LA Lakers vs. Philadelphia; 28 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists, 8 blocks.[16]
- Tim Duncan, June 15, 2003, NBA Finals, San Antonio vs. New Jersey; 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks.[17]
[edit] 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, 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 and stealing the ball. Also, other players from the era, especially 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.
[edit] 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. It has never been achieved in the NBA to date.
As a testament to how difficult quintuple-double is to achieve, there is in fact no NBA player with a career quintuple-double. (Career highs of 10 or more in each category).
[edit] References
- ^ NBA.com: Nate Thurmond Bio
- ^ San Antonio Spurs History
- ^ HOU/MIL Box Score (1990-03-29)
- ^ SAS/DET Box Score (1994-02-17)
- ^ CNN/SI - 33: Timeline
- ^ 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)
