Magic Johnson Triple Double

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Magic johnson triple double. 34 points 10 rebounds 13 assists 13 24 fg 8 9 ft great clutch performance. At the end of his career after 50 finals games johnson finished with an nba record 8 triple doubles. Holds the all time record for most triple doubles in playoffs 30. Lakers won the game.

Earvin magic johnson magicjohnson june 10 2017 james triple double helped the cavs win game 4 and force the series back to the bay area for game 5. The nba did not track triple doubles until 1979 80 when magic johnson popularized the feat. That record was broken 26 years later by lebron james in game 4 of the 2017 nba finals. Lakers longest triple double streak since 1987 lebron james stats magic johnson s stats.

It s also another accolade in his. The last player to do that in lakers uniform was the legendary magic johnson in the 1991 playoffs. Wes unseld was the first player to have recorded a perfect triple double no missed shots and no missed free throws in nba history 20 21 22. Robertson a hall of famer who was the only player to average a triple double for a season before westbrook accomplished the feat the past three years tallied 181 career triple doubles.

A small number may yet be unaccounted for but we re confident in the completeness of the list. Westbrook passed magic johnson for second most triple doubles in nba history registering his 139th while leading a furious fourth quarter run to seize the lead and the victory. 39 pts 12 reb 16 ast nov. Magic johnson has the most nba career postseason triple doubles with 30 and is also third in regular season triple doubles with 138.

Holds the all time record for most career assists. Nonetheless we can present this list of all known triple doubles since 1950 51 when rebounds became an official statistic. 21 pts 10 reb 13 ast march 31 1987 vs. Johnson is also the only player in nba history to have at least 2000 assist in a playoff career.

The lakers closed out the series in five games for the third time during the 2020 playoff run. Magic in his prime 86 87 mvp season destroying seattle supersonics on the road.