Triple Doubles With 30+ Points

by A.J. Coltrane

LeBron James put up a 32 point, 11 rebound, 10 assist line on the Knicks a couple of nights ago.  That got me thinking – who’s had the most games with a triple-double and 30 or more points?

My initial thought was “Bird”, reasoning that Magic didn’t score enough to be #1. 

Source – TrueHoop on ESPN:

Player Triple Doubles, 30+ Points
Oscar Robertson 106
Wilt Chamberlain 21
LeBron James 17
Larry Bird 17
Magic Johnson 17
Michael Jordan 16

 

The Big O

Bird’s tied for 3rd with LeBron and Magic.

Oscar Robertson was the last player to average a triple-double over the course of a season.  In his career he had more 30 point triple-doubles than the next five guys combined.

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One thought on “Triple Doubles With 30+ Points

  1. Because it came up in conversation. Triple-Double career leaders.

    Oscar Robertson 181
    Magic Johnson 138
    * Jason Kidd 105
    Wilt Chamberlain78
    Larry Bird 59
    Lafayette Lever 43
    John Havlicek 30
    * Grant Hill 29
    * LeBron James 29
    Michael Jordan 28
    Clyde Drexler 25

    I never would have guessed Fat Lever would be on the list — sort of a of Tim Hardaway type.

    Career:
    Hardaway 17.7p/3.3r/8.2a
    Lever 13.9p/6.0r/6.2a

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