double-double
noun
dou·ble-dou·ble
ˌdə-bəl-ˈdə-bəl 
: an instance of a player's accumulating a total of 10 or more in two statistical categories (such as points and rebounds) in one basketball game
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Kings center Domantas Sabonis, the NBA leader with 46 double-doubles and a possible All-Star injury replacement for Davis, could have a big game.
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Kylie Lake, Old Saybrook: Lake had a triple-double (20 points, 12 rebounds, 10 blocks) in a 59-28 win over Old Lyme Monday and 22 points and 18 rebounds for her 17th double-double of the season plus seven blocks in a 46-40 loss to Hale-Ray Friday.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025
Center Sophie Hart muscled her way to 14 points under the basket and Mallory Heyer delivered her second straight double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2025
Derrick White scored 17 and helped snuff out a third-quarter Knicks rally, and Luke Kornet, thrust into the starting lineup minutes before tipoff, turned in a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double with three blocks and one steal.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025
Kylie Lake, Old Saybrook: Lake had a triple-double (20 points, 12 rebounds, 10 blocks) in a 59-28 win over Old Lyme Monday and 22 points and 18 rebounds for her 17th double-double of the season plus seven blocks in a 46-40 loss to Hale-Ray Friday.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2025
Center Sophie Hart muscled her way to 14 points under the basket and Mallory Heyer delivered her second straight double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2025
Derrick White scored 17 and helped snuff out a third-quarter Knicks rally, and Luke Kornet, thrust into the starting lineup minutes before tipoff, turned in a 14-point, 12-rebound double-double with three blocks and one steal.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Double-double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-double. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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