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Double-double




A double-double is a , Rebounds , Assists , Steals , and Blocked Shots . The most common double-double is a combination of points and rebounds, and then next is points and assists.

Double-doubles, unlike the more difficult Triple-double s (or ultra-rare Quadruple-double s), are very common in the NBA , and in fact there is usually at least one player in each NBA game that manages to record one. In each NBA season, rarely do more than a handful of players average a double-double.

During the 2005-06 season, only seven players who were eligible for leadership in the main statistical categories averaged a double-double for the entire season (listed in descending order of points per game):

All of the above players averaged double figures in both points and rebounds except for Nash, whose categories were points and assists. All except Brand also averaged double-doubles in 2004-05.