Five-by-five (basketball)

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A five-by-five is where a basketball player gets at least five in each of the positive categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) in one game.[1] A double-double is a basketball term, defined as an individual performance in a game in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in any two of these categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. A triple-double is an analogous term where a player gets double digits in three of those stats; a quadruple-double, four. Following form, a quintuple-double means someone who gets double digits in all five of the above stats. But, since this has never happened on the NBA level, this page chronicles players who have been closest by getting at least 5 of each stat. Statistics for steals and blocks were not kept in the NBA until the 1973-1974 season, so all NBA five-by-fives will have happened from that season onward. Hakeem Olajuwon (nine times) and Andrei Kirilenko (three times) are the only players to have done it more than once.[1]

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[edit] Five-by-fives in the NBA regular season since 1986-87

Source:[2] To see the box scores for any game, click on the date.

Date Player Height Age W/L Team Score Opponent Score Min PTS REB AST STL BLK OT
1987-03-10 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 24 L Houston 127 Seattle 136 53 38 17 6 7 12 2OT
1990-03-03 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 27 W Houston 129 Golden State 109 40 29 18 9 5 11 Reg
1992-04-11 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 29 L Houston 92 Dallas 99 44 19 13 6 5 5 Reg
1992-11-10 David Robinson 7 ft 1 in 27 W San Antonio 104 Milwaukee 98 43 29 9 5 5 10 Reg
1993-01-15 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 10 in 25 W New Jersey 110 Philadelphia 105 45 21 10 7 5 5 OT
1993-04-22 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 30 W Houston 112 Minnesota 110 51 33 13 5 5 5 OT
1993-11-05 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 30 W Houston 110 New Jersey 88 42 24 19 6 5 5 Reg
1993-12-30 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in 30 W Houston 110 Minnesota 104 44 34 10 5 5 8 Reg
1995-02-22 Vlade Divac 7 ft 1 in 27 W Los Angeles 112 Philadelphia 100 38 19 12 8 5 5 Reg
2001-11-16 Jamaal Tinsley 6 ft 3 in 23 L Indiana 113 Minnesota 120 51 12 9 15 6 5 2OT
2003-12-03 Andrei Kirilenko 6 ft 9 in 22 L Utah 101 Houston 107 46 19 5 7 8 5 OT
2003-12-10 Andrei Kirilenko 6 ft 9 in 22 W Utah 95 New York 73 36 10 12 6 6 5 Reg
2004-01-09 Marcus Camby 6 ft 11 in 29 W Denver 106 Utah 96 33 8 11 5 5 8 Reg
2006-01-03 Andrei Kirilenko 6 ft 9 in 24 W Utah 90 Los Angeles 80 42 14 8 9 6 7 Reg

[edit] Notable NBA Five-by-Five Facts

  • Greatest Five-by-Fives (Most of each stat): Hakeem Olajuwon, on March 10, 1987, became the first in NBA history to record a five-by-six (at least 6 each of all five stats: points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals).[3] The fact that it took double OT does not take away from the impressiveness of this feat. It took nearly twenty years for the second official occurrence in NBA history. Andrei Kirilenko, on January 3rd, 2006, recorded a five-by-six against the Lakers. Though his numbers were not quite as impressive as Hakeem's, Andrei Kirilenko performed the feat in regulation. As far as even greater, no one has ever recorded a five-by-seven or higher. But Hakeem was just 1 assist away in the game just mentioned, whereas Andrei Kirilenko was only 1 steal shy in his five-by-six.
  • Greatest Career Five-by-Five (Using Career Highs): Tim Duncan,[4] Hakeem Olajuwon,[5] Andrei Kirilenko,[6] and Chris Webber[7] have achieved career five-by-eights. That is, they all have career highs of at least 8 in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals. It is currently unknown whether or not any one has achieved a career five-by-nine. And, this list of people with career five-by-eights may or may not be complete. It is known, however, that no one has ever achieved 10 blocks[8] and 9 steals[9] (even in separate games at any time in his career). So, no one has ever achieved a career quintuple-double.
  • Most Five-by-Fives in a Career: Hakeem leads all players with 9 career five-by-fives.[1] Andrei Kirilenko, with 3, is the only other player with more than one career five-by-five. Other than Hakeem and Andrei Kirilenko, there are seven others with exactly 1 career five-by-five. Five of these seven are listed above and the other two are unknown.
  • Most Five-by-Fives in a Season: The record for most five-by-fives in a season since 1986-87 is at 2. Hakeem was the first to do this, in the 1993-94 season. Andrei Kirilenko became the second NBA player to do so in the 2003-04 season. Worth noting is the fact that Hakeem did achieve 3 five-by-fives in a one-year span. Beside the two from the 1993-94 season, he had another late in the 1992-93 season.
  • Quickest Pair of Five-by-Fives: Since 1986-87 season Andrei Kirilenko performed a five-by-five on December 3, 2003, and completed another just a week later, December 10, 2003. The only other player to complete multiple career five-by-fives, Hakeem Olajuwon, completed a five-by-five on November 5, 1993 and another, 55 days later, on December 30, 1993.
  • Youngest Player: Andrei Kirilenko's first NBA five-by-five came on December 3rd, 2003, making him the youngest to record a five-by-five since 1986-87, at age 22 years, 9 months, and 15 days old..
  • Oldest Player: Since 1986-87 Hakeem Olajuwon is the oldest player to record a five-by-five. His last career five-by-five came on December 30, 1993, at which time he was 30 years, 11 months, and 9 days old.
  • Shortest Player: Because part of a five-by-five includes getting 5 blocks, it is usually very tall players who achieve these. Jamaal Tinsley, however, is the shortest known player to record a five-by-five in an NBA game, at 6 feet, 3 inches. This puts him at about 6 inches shorter than any other player to achieve this feat.
  • Tallest Player: Two players, listed at 7 feet, 1 inch, have achieved a five-by-five, making them the two tallest known players to do so. They are David Robinson and Vlade Divac.
  • Playoff Five-by-Five: It is unknown whether or not a player has ever achieved a five-by-five in the playoffs. However, it is known that no one has achieved one at any time from the 1996 playoffs to the 2007 playoffs, inclusive. Five players during that time have achieved a lesser five-by-four.[10] Of those five, Chris Webber was the closest to achieving a five-by-five, falling 1 steal short.[11]

[edit] Players with 5+ steals and 5+ blocked shots in one game

This is a list of players since the 1986-87 NBA season who have posted totals of five or more in both steals and blocked shots, but did not record a five-by-five. Only regular season games are taken into account.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Statistician's 'Dream'. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  2. ^ List of NBA Five-by-Five's (since 1986-87) at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  3. ^ ESPN.com: Daily Dime Jan. 12, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  4. ^ Tim Duncan's Stats at NBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  5. ^ Hakeem Olajuwon's Stats at NBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  6. ^ Andrei Kirilenko's Stats at NBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  7. ^ Chris Webber's Stats at NBA.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  8. ^ List of highest tallied blocks in NBA games at nbahoopsonline.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  9. ^ List of highest tallied steals in NBA games at nbahoopsonline.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  10. ^ Player Game Log Finder at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19
  11. ^ Box Score for Kings/Lakers Playoff Game May 2, 2000 at basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-19

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