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26 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists, at the expense of center forward J. Valančiūnas.
12 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, he played for J. Morantas.
An efficient and effective performance by the pair for the Memphis team 119: 106 he helped beat the Milwaukee Bucks and secured a chance to fight for a playoff spot in an additional series.
This victory for the Grizzlies secured ninth place in the Western Conference. The Grizzly’s competitor in the additional series will be the Portland Trail Blazers.
Since Portland basketball players finished eighth, they will have enough to win an additional game on Saturday. In the event of a Grizzlies victory, the teams will play another decisive duel on Sunday, and only then will the team be announced in the playoffs.
In the 25 years of the Grizzlies club’s existence, this is the first time that two players have achieved a triple-double in a game.
Jonas Valančiūnas in the match with “Bucks”
However, in general, throughout the history of the league, there have not been many achievements of this type; this was only the twelfth.
Statistics lovers should be interested to know that even NBA legends Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen managed to capture such an achievement only once during their glorious league careers, in the winter of 1989.
Among the duos that have tripled in a match are Magic Johnson with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jason Kidd with Vince Carter, Larry Bird with Robert Parish.
For your attention, a list of 12 such achievements in NBA history.
Triple-doubles of two players in an NBA game
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